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> Tried using man pages but they're always slower to find stuff in

Man pages are presented through less, so you can begin a (regex) search with / and hit n to go to the next result or N to go back.

If you knew this, I am actually very surprised you don't find information near-instantly.

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I'm aware, but this involves guessing the right word/phrase and sifting through multiple matches, and there often aren't quick examples given.

> so you can begin a (regex) search with / and hit n to go to the next result or N to go back.

His point of that being slower still stands. I also find that just googling generally what I want can more quickly lead me to a stack overflow post with exactly what is needed, while MAN pages can be rather cryptic at times without reading the whole thing.

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