LDP Introduction(ldp) LDP Introduction(ldp) NNAAMMEE LDP - Intro to the Linux Documentation Project, with help, guides and documents SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS The Linux Documentation Project (LDP) provides a variety of free documentation resources including guides, FAQs, HOWTOs, and man-pages to the Linux community. AAUUTTHHOORRSS The various documents in the LDP archives are maintained by individual authors, and are listed in the beginning of each HOWTO. If you have any questions or inputs to a docu- ment we encourage you to contact the authors directly. WWEEBB PPAAGGEESS The LDP has its own dedicated web site as do many of the various translations projects which are linked from the main LDP web site at hhttttpp::////wwwwww..LLiinnuuxxDDoocc..oorrgg// which you may wish to bookmark. MMAAIILLIINNGG LLIISSTTSS LDP has a number of mailing lists, mostly of use to authors: <> Announcements from the LDP project <> General discussion on the LDP project To join these lists send a mail with a body of "subscribe" to <> or <> respectively. These mail- ing lists are also archived at the LinuxDoc site. FFIILLEESS Most distributions include the HOWTOs and mini-HOWTOs in the installation //uussrr//ddoocc// (most documentation is here) //uussrr//sshhaarree//ddoocc// (possibly some documentation here) //uussrr//ddoocc//HHOOWWTTOO// (HOWTO files) //uussrr//ddoocc//HHOOWWTTOO//mmiinnii// (mini-HOWTO files) //uussrr//sshhaarree//ddoocc//HHOOWWTTOO// (used by some recent distributions) SSEEEE AALLSSOO _m_a_n(1), _x_m_a_n(1x), _i_n_f_o(1) iinnffoo pages as read with _e_m_a_c_s(1) or _i_n_f_o(1). LDP March 5, 2000 1