Howto

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A howto , German  know-how or brief instruction , translated to English : "How do I do ..." or "This is how it is done", is an occasionally short instruction that is limited to solving a narrowly defined problem. Most of the time, a howto is aimed at laypeople, so there are no details that are only of interest to experts. The usually individual, short articles are less extensive than an instruction manual or a user manual . In many cases, however, the howto is the only source of information. There are now various websites on the Internet that deal exclusively with Howtos.

Howtos are used extensively in the technical documentation of GNU / Linux systems.

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Individual evidence

  1. Gewusst-wie, das. Part of speech : noun, neuter. Duden , accessed on October 5, 2014 .