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Re: Suggestion: Let the help command load autoloaded functions etc


From: Robert J. Chassell
Subject: Re: Suggestion: Let the help command load autoloaded functions etc
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:23:16 +0000 (UTC)

    > > If help command load autoloaded functions, it'll be EXTREMELY annoying.
    > 
    > Could you please explain why?

Not all of us have large memories or hard disks in our computers.  We
often do not want to load extraneous libraries but do want to find out
about functions in them.

Help about a function or variable should only tell about it,
not do anything else.  

`Autoloading' exists to load automatically.  Help exists to help us.

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