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[5] What is the difference between the FAQ and the manual?

Most of the stuff in FAQs is in the manual, but people either don't read the manual, or it is too hidden to be found (the FWEB User's Manual currently has more than 180 pages). Thus the FAQ provides, if you will, an index to the manual for those questions that come up regularly. Where possible, sections of the User's Manual for the last release (FWEB version 1.3) are referred to by their section numbers in square brackets, as in ``[M-10.2]''. Note that there's also a user/syntax reference guide which can be obtained independently of the full manual. If you are a seasoned WEB user, the reference guide should be adequate.