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Shlomi Fish wrote: > Are you with me? I volunteer to take the initial effort and get this > effort going. One thing that has to be understood is that the man pages > should be clear, explanatory, and organized. We cannot leave > "transliterate" as such because it's a piece of UNIX jargon and not plain > English. (for example). Looks like English to me: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=transliterate I'm all in favour of improving documentation, but I would not like to see the documents 'dumbed down'. The online manpages are meant primarily as a reference for people who already know some perl, not as an introductory text - as you have already said there are plenty of good introductory books that already cover this ground. -- Alan Burlison --