man

man <topic>

The man command offers manual pages for the MUF programming language and tools. Use no topic to get a list of avaliable topics.

Usage:

man <topic>

<topic> from the MUF manual pages will be displayed, if avaliable. Use no topic to get a list of topics.

Description:

The man command makes avaliable the manual pages for the MUF programming language. Giving the man command with no topic should give a list of the topics avaliable. Giving the man command, followed by a topic, will display the reference information for that function.

Example:

man ---------------------------- TinyMUCK 2.2fb5.30 MUF Manual ---------------------------- To get manual information on a topic, type MAN , the following topics are available: PRIMITIVES - Reference section relating to MUF programming. LOOPS - Loops structures in MUF. DIRECTIVES - Compiler directives. LIBRARIES - How to use and make MUF libraries. LEVELS - Restrictions by mucker level. MULTITASKING - Various MUF multi-tasking information. FLAGS - What effects various flags have on programs. MISCELLANEOUS - Random bits of information.

Results:

Man will display a page from the MUF programmer's manual, or the list of avaliable manual pages.

Errors:

If a topic that does not exist is requested, man will display:

Sorry, no help available on topic "xxx"

See Also:

mpi

Status:

5: Documented

Contributed by:

server built-in