TeX manual/reference ON LINE ?

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From: Martin Maechler
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1990 18:55

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Many people working with (La)TeX still don't want to buy a LaTeX (or
TeX) manual, e.g., many graduate students and many other people using
TeX only occasionally. I will buy a LaTex manual sometime, but can
speak for this large group very well:

Sometimes it would be EXTREMELY convenient to have some ON-LINE HELP
available (even if you own a manual !).
E.G. something like GNU-emacs 'apropos' for (La)TeX.
But a list of all standard '\.....' sequences would already be
helpful.

Do you know of any such list, help-program, .. ?
are there other Newsgroups where this should be posted ?
Thanks a lot.
---
If I get help, and >= 1 person whishes it, I'll post a summary of
the answers
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Martin B Maechler, Statistics, GN-22, U of WA, Seattle, Wa. 98195, 206-545-1627
		   maechler@stat.washington.edu    HOME PHONE:     206-523-9488
		            (was @ Statistik, ETH Zurich, maechler@math.ethz.ch)



Martin B Maechler, Statistics, GN-22, U of WA, Seattle, Wa. 98195, 206-545-1627
		   maechler@stat.washington.edu    HOME PHONE:     206-523-9488
		            (was @ Statistik, ETH Zurich, maechler@math.ethz.ch)

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