[plug] kernel options - search sequence

[Leon Brooks]

John Breen wrote:
> Is there a document that details kernel options and how
> they've changed from version to version.

The bootparam man page. Failing that, make sure kernel sources are
installed and look in the Documentation subdirectory.

What I did to find the answer:
    man -k kernel
      <hunt, peck>
    man bootparam

Sequence to try:

0. man programname

1. man -k keyword

2. programname --help

3. see if /usr/doc/programname exists, and look in there

4. find / -iname "*programname*" and look for READMEs etc

5. visit http://www.google.com/ and type the program name into the
search box, click "I'm feeling lucky" button (this works for putty,
mrtg, many others) - if this fails, hit your backarrow and hunt amongst
the normal search results.

6. Visit a Usenet site (like http://www.deja.com/usenet/) and search
there. Kernel questions might be answered in the kernel mailing list
archive.

7. Post here.

8. Post here offering money for an answer.

9. grep (or more/less) the HOWTO

10. strings <$(which program) | less

11. Read source (promote this item to about 3. if you're a programmer).

12. delete program, find a better documented one (-:

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, endanger
local rare fish species, or something like that. Hey, it happened to
Coelecanth, it almost became _really_ extinct.

-- 
Other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how was the play?