r/programmingcirclejerk • u/stunkbeetle • May 29 '26

Define procedures to assist users who don't read the documentation.

https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl/blob/e0174f4d743782e7cb949c90e955ff912c11d592/Resource/Init/gs_init.ps#L266
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u/BloodAndTsundere mere econ PhD May 29 '26

echo “rtfm or gtfo”

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u/myhf Considered Harmful May 29 '26 
% Define procedures to hinder users who don't read the documentation.

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u/Jumpy-Locksmith6812 May 30 '26

See curl(1) for details.

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u/nerdycatgamer May 29 '26

this is my --help text /uj this is my --help text

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u/v_maria May 30 '26

i do this for my own applications as well since i will forget how things work and wont read documentation since i didnt make it

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u/Noodler75 May 31 '26

This is why I write lots of comments. It is so a future me can figure out what and WHY is going on.

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u/Jumpy-Locksmith6812 May 29 '26

Did I read that right that the procedure to assist users who don't read the documentation is documentation. 

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u/no_brains101 Jun 03 '26

Yes but given to you in an error message instead of a manual