[clug] info to html script

Ian Matters ian at iristech.com.au
Wed Jun 18 13:19:59 EST 2003


What about info2www?  Never used it but it claims to allow info files to
be read by a web browser using an HTTP server and CGI.

Regards, Ian
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On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 Michael.James at csiro.au wrote:

> The curse of the Pharaohs on info files
>  and all that entomb documentation in them!
>
> What I really want to do is have a read about tar.
> You know, "man tar" and use as much (or little) of less as I want to.
> But no, on the very bottom of the man page is a note.
> This page is out of date, it's really just a placeholder
>  to stop complaints about it being missing completely.
>
> I should use (is enjoy compulsory?) info!
>
> Having lost patience (you can tell can't you) with infoing
>  with no knowledge of info, I type "info info"
> This leads me into a Byzantine labyrinth,
>  from which I emerge with the impression
>  that this arcane throwback to the bad old days of curses
>  is trying to implement HYPERLINKS!
> Perhaps it invented them and we all should send money to SCO?
>
> I don't care,
>  anyone know a good CGI script that can render info into HTML?
>
> Something that will implement:	http://localhost/info/tar
>
> I mean, to get help info off the screen, just type ^X0
>  that's intuitive isn't it?
>
> Back to tar,
> michaelj
>
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