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| Newer page: | version 15 | Last edited on Monday, November 13, 2006 11:46:53 am | by IanMcDonald | Revert |
| Older page: | version 14 | Last edited on Monday, November 13, 2006 11:43:05 am | by IanMcDonald | Revert |
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
* The [Linux] equivalent of MicrosoftWindows' <tt>ipconfig</tt> command is ifconfig(8).
* Global system configuration files are in the <tt>/etc</tt> directory.
-* Under Debian-based distributions (such as Debian Sarge, Ubuntu, etc):
+* Under [
Debian]
-based distributions (such as Debian Sarge, [
Ubuntu]
, etc):
** Install [Deb] Packages using <tt>dpkg -i filename</tt>. See dpkg(8).
** To search for packages available on your distribution, use <tt>aptitude search name</tt>
** To install a package, and any other packages it depends on, use <tt>aptitude install name</tt>
** Note that names are case insensitive, and contain no spaces. Try doing a substring search if you can't find it at first. Debian has over 15000 packages, so there is a good chance it already has what you want.
@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@
* Use <tt>tar xzvf filename</tt> to decompress a <tt>.tar.gz</tt> or <tt>.tgz</tt> file, otherwise known as a TarBall. See tar(1)
* Use <tt>tar xjvf filename</tt> to decompress a <tt>.tar.bz2</tt> also known as a TarBall. See tar(1)
* Don't get involved in emacs(1) vs. vi(1) arguments. Use nano(1), pico(1), joe(1), or jed(1) for your initial editing needs. Once you have gotten a little more comfortable with the system, however, be sure to revisit emacs(1) and vi(1) as they offer ''tons'' of power you will never get with the simple minded editors. For the latter, [Vim] is the suggested clone, which comes with a <tt>vimtutor</tt> program that should get your over the initial hurdles quickly. ''Does any equivalent for emacs(1) exist?''
-
-* The cp(1) command copies files. The <tt>-a</tt> switch is for copying directories.
* Before you ask for help online, be sure to read the documentation first. It is sometimes difficult to understand so don't feel bad if you don't get it, just make the attempt. It will either make any explanation you get from someone else clearer, or the explanation will help you understand the documentation. Next time you look at it, the documentation will be less puzzling. If you repeat this a couple times, then you'll soon be cruising along with the docs just fine.
* If your desktop locks up, Ctrl-Alt-Backspace will kill the graphical environment (the [XServer], in technical terms) and drop you to the [Shell] (or your display manager) without having to reboot the system.
@@ -78,12 +76,13 @@
Will display the date and time in terminal.
*dmesg
Displays log of messages printed to the screen during the boot process
-!Where on Earth is
the rename command
?
-We use the "mv" command when renaming instead.
-*
mv dog cat
+!Where on Earth are
the rename and copy commands
?
+*
We use the "mv" command when renaming instead.
+e.g <tt>
mv dog cat</tt>
This will rename the file "dog" to "cat".
+* The cp(1) command copies files. The <tt>-a</tt> switch is for copying directories.
!You can copy/move/list multiple things at a time! Just separate files/expressions with a space.
*ls -l *.txt *.letter
*cp *.jpg *.bmp ~~/pics/
