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* Makefile.in: Remove extra anchor to make NN4 happy. * faq.xml: Link to cygwin.com/license.html * faq-resources.xml: Link instead of duplicating info. * faq-using.xml: Split out services and network shares FAQ. * faq-what.xml: Link to cygwin.com/license.html
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<!-- faq-resources.xml -->
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<qandaentry id="faq.resources.documentation">
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<question><para>Where's the documentation?</para></question>
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<answer>
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<para>If you have installed Cygwin, you can find lots of documentation in
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<literal>/usr/share/doc/</literal>. Some packages have Cygwin specific
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instructions in a file
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<literal>/usr/share/doc/Cygwin/<replaceable>package_name</replaceable>.README</literal>.
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In addition, many packages ship with standard documentation, which you can
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find in
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<literal>/usr/share/doc/<replaceable>package_name</replaceable></literal> or
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by using the <literal>man</literal> or <literal>info</literal> tools. (Hint:
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use <literal>cygcheck -l <replaceable>package_name</replaceable></literal> to
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list what man pages the package includes.) Some older packages still keep
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their documentation in <literal>/usr/doc/</literal>
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instead of <literal>/usr/share/doc/</literal>.
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</para>
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<para>There are links to quite a lot of documentation on the main Cygwin
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project web page, <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/">http://cygwin.com/</ulink>,
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including this FAQ. Be sure to at least read any 'Release Notes' or 'Readme'
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or 'read this' links on the main web page, if there are any.
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</para>
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<para>There is a comprehensive Cygwin User's Guide at <ulink
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url="http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/cygwin-ug-net.html">http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/cygwin-ug-net.html</ulink>
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and an API Reference at <ulink
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url="http://cygwin.com/cygwin-api/cygwin-api.html">http://cygwin.com/cygwin-api/cygwin-api.html</ulink>.
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</para>
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<para>You can find documentation for the individual GNU tools at <ulink
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url="http://www.fsf.org/manual/">http://www.fsf.org/manual/</ulink>. (You
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should read GNU manuals from a local mirror, check <ulink
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url="http://www.fsf.org/server/list-mirrors.html">http://www.fsf.org/server/list-mirrors.html</ulink>
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for a list of them.)
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</para>
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</answer></qandaentry>
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<qandaentry id="faq.resources.mailing-lists">
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<question><para>What Cygwin mailing lists can I join?</para></question>
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<answer>
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<para>Comprehensive information about the Cygwin mailing lists can be found at
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<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/lists.html" />.
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</para>
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</answer></qandaentry>
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<qandaentry id="faq.resources.problems">
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<question><para>What if I have a problem? (Or: Why won't you/the mailing list answer my questions?)</para></question>
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<answer>
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<para>Comprehensive information about reporting problems with Cygwin can be found at <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/problems.html" />.
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</para>
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</answer></qandaentry>
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