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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
| commit | 97d5c458cfa039d857301e1ca7d5af3beb37131d (patch) | |
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diff --git a/static/unix-v10/man1/learn.1 b/static/unix-v10/man1/learn.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..db6181ca --- /dev/null +++ b/static/unix-v10/man1/learn.1 @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +.TH LEARN 1 panther +.CT 1 inst_info +.SH NAME +learn \(mi computer aided instruction about UNIX +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B learn +[ +.BI - directory +] +[ +.I subject +[ +.I lesson +[ +.I speed +] +] +] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Learn +gives CAI courses and practice in the use of UNIX. +To get started +simply type `learn'. +The program will ask questions to find out what +you want to do. +The questions may be bypassed by naming a +.I subject, +and the last +.I lesson +number that +.I learn +told you in the previous session. +You may also include a +.I speed +number that was given with the lesson number +(but without the parentheses that +.I learn +places around the speed number). +If +.I lesson +is +.LR - , +.I learn +prompts for each lesson; +this is useful for debugging. +.PP +The +.I subjects +presently handled are +.EX + editor + eqn + files + macros + morefiles + C +.EE +.PP +The special command +.L bye +terminates a +.I learn +session. +.PP +The +.BI - directory +option allows one to exercise a script in +a nonstandard place. +.SH FILES +.F /usr/learn/* +.SH BUGS +The main strength of +.I learn, +that it asks the student to use the real +UNIX, also makes possible baffling mistakes. +It is helpful, especially for nonprogrammers, +to have a UNIX initiate near at hand during the first +sessions. +.PP +Occasionally lessons are incorrect, sometimes because the local version +of a command operates in a non-standard way. +Such lessons may be skipped, +but it takes some sophistication to recognize +the situation. |
