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    If I hadn't witnessed the info who I never would've believed that someone would use the term "no non-option arguments". That's pretty lame. Commented Oct 19, 2013 at 1:47
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    "time spent figuring out stuff like that" vs. "actually learning how to use the gained knowledge" is about 7:3 for me. Which leads to the seriously meant question: What am I doing wrong?! Commented Oct 19, 2013 at 1:53
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    I think that's pretty normal, especially when you're starting out. After you build up a large enough base knowledge do you start to see the repeating patterns around Unix and things start to become easier. How long you been at it? Bah you're 20 years old? You're doing well, keep at it, it get's easier! Commented Oct 19, 2013 at 2:13
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    The hardest part is acquiring the knowledge, it get's easier too, but ppl have been building these systems for 40+ years so don't expect things to come instantly, you have to want it. Commented Oct 19, 2013 at 2:15
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    GNU info pages have probably done more damage to being able to learn UNIX. They are harder to use and navigate than man pages, and since they exist, most folks consider a real man page to be optional. So you end up with terrible documentation. This is part of what has made me love the BSDs, particular OpenBSD. The man pages are almost always good and useful. And if they are not, the developers consider it a bug. Commented Oct 20, 2013 at 5:59