Re: Style Guide for UNIX?

[beelia <beelia -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Better yet, rather than annoy your SME, take a class.

On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 6:05 PM, beelia <beelia -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> No, not for you. My point is that it depends on your experience and
> understanding. If you don't know UNIX is case-sensitive, you might
> want to ask such questions.
>
>
>>
>> I think that any time you aren't sure you understand
>> a step-by-step procedure you need to consult your SME,
>> no matter which OS you're documenting. I'm afraid I
>> don't agree that specifically for UNIX documentation
>> you need to consult your SME "before you change the
>> smallest thing." Changing "3. cd to the directory" to
>> "3. Change to the directory using the cd command" is
>> not a change that needs to be brought to an SME for
>> verification.
>>
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