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nixpackages man pages ? oh this works note
man /nix/store/5dmfv7annq8xsmb6nrg1bnxpffbbswfv-jq-1.5-man/share/man/man1/jq.1.gz
# https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/24717#Missing man pages for packages with multiple outputs
man less
/home/ubuntu/.nix-profile/bin/man: can't set the locale; make sure $LC_* and $LANG are correct
No manual entry for less
which man
/home/ubuntu/.nix-profile/bin/man
meanwhile in an other term tab
man less
#*opens man page*
# *obv one tab is in some other dimension
#...
# idea i broke something ?
env >~/Desktop/env0.txt
env >~/Desktop/env0.txt
diff ~/Desktop/env0.txt ~/Desktop/env1.txt
# nothing significant just PWD && OLDPWD differ ???
#wtf
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/21946#Suggestion: expose man pages of temporarily installed (nix-shell) packages
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/11499#Accessible documentation
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/23601#Set man page path correctly
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/22318#man path not reliable
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