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.TH LEARN 1
.SH NAME
learn \- computer aided instruction about UNIX
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B learn
[
.BR \- directory
]
[ subject [ lesson  [ speed ] ] ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Learn
gives CAI courses and practice in the use of UNIX.
To get started
simply type `learn'.
The program will ask questions to find out what
you want to do.
The questions may be bypassed by naming a
.I subject,
and the last
.I lesson
number that
.I learn
told you in the previous session.
You may also include a
.I speed
number that was given with the lesson number
(but without the parentheses that
.I learn
places around the speed number).
If
.I lesson
is `\-', 
.I learn
prompts for each lesson;
this is useful for debugging.
.PP
The
.I subjects
presently handled are
.IP " "
.nf
editor
eqn
files
macros
morefiles
C
.fi
.PP
The special command
`bye' terminates a 
.I learn
session.
.PP
The
.BI \- directory
option allows one to exercise a script in
a nonstandard place.
.SH FILES
/usr/learn and all dependent directories and files
.SH BUGS
The main strength of
.I learn,
that it asks the student to use the real
UNIX, also makes possible baffling mistakes.
It is helpful, especially for nonprogrammers,
to have a UNIX initiate near at hand during the first
sessions.
.PP
Occasionally lessons are incorrect, sometimes because the local version
of a command operates in a non-standard way.
Such lessons may be skipped,
but it takes some sophistication to recognize
the situation.
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86f80780 BJ	1	.TH LEARN 1
	2	.SH NAME
	3	learn \- computer aided instruction about UNIX
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B learn
	6	[
	7	.BR \- directory
	8	]
	9	[ subject [ lesson [ speed ] ] ]
	10	.SH DESCRIPTION
	11	.I Learn
	12	gives CAI courses and practice in the use of UNIX.
	13	To get started
	14	simply type `learn'.
	15	The program will ask questions to find out what
	16	you want to do.
	17	The questions may be bypassed by naming a
	18	.I subject,
	19	and the last
	20	.I lesson
	21	number that
	22	.I learn
	23	told you in the previous session.
	24	You may also include a
	25	.I speed
	26	number that was given with the lesson number
	27	(but without the parentheses that
	28	.I learn
	29	places around the speed number).
	30	If
	31	.I lesson
	32	is `\-',
	33	.I learn
	34	prompts for each lesson;
	35	this is useful for debugging.
	36	.PP
	37	The
	38	.I subjects
	39	presently handled are
	40	.IP " "
	41	.nf
	42	editor
	43	eqn
	44	files
	45	macros
	46	morefiles
	47	C
	48	.fi
	49	.PP
	50	The special command
	51	`bye' terminates a
	52	.I learn
	53	session.
	54	.PP
	55	The
	56	.BI \- directory
	57	option allows one to exercise a script in
	58	a nonstandard place.
	59	.SH FILES
	60	/usr/learn and all dependent directories and files
	61	.SH BUGS
	62	The main strength of
	63	.I learn,
	64	that it asks the student to use the real
65	UNIX, also makes possible baffling mistakes.
66	It is helpful, especially for nonprogrammers,
67	to have a UNIX initiate near at hand during the first
68	sessions.
69	.PP
70	Occasionally lessons are incorrect, sometimes because the local version
71	of a command operates in a non-standard way.
72	Such lessons may be skipped,
73	but it takes some sophistication to recognize
74	the situation.