Re: UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-07 Thread russell
On 02/02/2013 01:59 PM, Chris Hettrick wrote: Hi Misc, I made a list of the most classical UNIX commands / utilities from section one where there is only one per letter of the english alphabet (it's for my OpenBSD obsessed five year old son :) ). I know that this subject is very personal and

Re: UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-06 Thread James Griffin
-- William Boshuck bos...@math.mcgill.ca [2013-02-04 14:25:04 -0500]: On Mon, Feb 04, 2013 at 10:27:42AM +, James Griffin wrote: I think vi(1) - not vim - would be a great tool for him to learn. A real hardcore UNIX editor, ed(1) Yes, absolutely. There was a thread on this list

Re: UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-04 Thread Florenz Kley
On 02.02.2013, at 22:59, Chris Hettrick wrote: vi oh wow :-) but isn't vi a rabbit hole in it's own right? Suggesting vmstat instead, in keeping with the command nature of your list fl

Re: UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-04 Thread James Griffin
-- Chris Hettrick ch...@populatealltheresistors.com [2013-02-02 14:59:15 -0700]: Hi Misc, I made a list of the most classical UNIX commands / utilities from section one where there is only one per letter of the english alphabet (it's for my OpenBSD obsessed five year old son :) ). I know

Re: UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-04 Thread Shoufu Luo
Yes! Agree! Shoufu Live, Love, Laugh On Feb 4, 2013, at 5:27, James Griffin jmz.grif...@kode5.net wrote: -- Chris Hettrick ch...@populatealltheresistors.com [2013-02-02 14:59:15 -0700]: Hi Misc, I made a list of the most classical UNIX commands / utilities from section one where

Re: UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-04 Thread ag@gmail
Very interesting. As a note, my daughter around age 3, always made me reboot the laptop as she liked the white on blue scrolling (she actually clapped as the lines scrolled by). I have done it 10 to 12 times at a stretch. Her next step was to make me login and type on the keyboard randomly and

Re: UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-04 Thread William Boshuck
On Mon, Feb 04, 2013 at 10:27:42AM +, James Griffin wrote: I think vi(1) - not vim - would be a great tool for him to learn. A real hardcore UNIX editor, ed(1)

Re: UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-04 Thread Matthias Appel
Am 04.02.2013 20:25, schrieb William Boshuck: On Mon, Feb 04, 2013 at 10:27:42AM +, James Griffin wrote: I think vi(1) - not vim - would be a great tool for him to learn. A real hardcore UNIX editor, ed(1) emacs(1) would be able to replace half of the programs on this A to Z list.

Re: UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-04 Thread bofh
On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 9:49 PM, Chris Hettrick ch...@populatealltheresistors.com wrote: When he was four I gave him an old apple iBook G4 laptop, wiped OSX and put on OpenBSD instead. I showed him how to log in and basic commands such as cal, man, date, cat, ls, cd, etc and I answer every

Re: UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Hettrick
On 2013-02-04, at 13:09, Matthias Appel appel.matth...@gmail.com wrote: Am 04.02.2013 20:25, schrieb William Boshuck: On Mon, Feb 04, 2013 at 10:27:42AM +, James Griffin wrote: I think vi(1) - not vim - would be a great tool for him to learn. A real hardcore UNIX editor, ed(1) emacs(1)

Re: UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Hettrick
On 2013-02-04, at 15:33, bofh goodb...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 9:49 PM, Chris Hettrick ch...@populatealltheresistors.com wrote: When he was four I gave him an old apple iBook G4 laptop, wiped OSX and put on OpenBSD instead. I showed him how to log in and basic commands such as

Re: UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-03 Thread Elijah Buck
more I like it. I might replace more with man (documentation!) or mail (communicating with the outside world!). Elijah

Re: UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-03 Thread m brandenberg
On Sat, 2 Feb 2013, Chris Hettrick wrote: This is the list: ... date Baby-with-nail-gun version: dd -- Monty Brandenberg

UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-02 Thread Chris Hettrick
Hi Misc, I made a list of the most classical UNIX commands / utilities from section one where there is only one per letter of the english alphabet (it's for my OpenBSD obsessed five year old son :) ). I know that this subject is very personal and steeped in tradition and history, so I was

Re: UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-02 Thread Maximo Pech
I'm more interested in the story of how the 5yo became openbsd obsessed. El sábado, 2 de febrero de 2013, Chris Hettrick escribió: Hi Misc, I made a list of the most classical UNIX commands / utilities from section one where there is only one per letter of the english alphabet (it's for my

Re: UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-02 Thread Erling Westenvik
On Sat, Feb 02, 2013 at 08:00:11PM -0600, Maximo Pech wrote: I'm more interested in the story of how the 5yo became openbsd obsessed. Probably a multiple choise answer: [ ] Because of OpenBSD's acclaimed user-friendliness? [ ] Because of OpenBSD's large user base? [ ] Like father, like son?

Re: UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-02 Thread Chris Hettrick
[*] All the above. On 2013-02-02, at 19:23, Erling Westenvik erling.westen...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Feb 02, 2013 at 08:00:11PM -0600, Maximo Pech wrote: I'm more interested in the story of how the 5yo became openbsd obsessed. Probably a multiple choise answer: [ ] Because of OpenBSD's

Re: UNIX A to Z List RFC

2013-02-02 Thread Chris Hettrick
When he was four I gave him an old apple iBook G4 laptop, wiped OSX and put on OpenBSD instead. I showed him how to log in and basic commands such as cal, man, date, cat, ls, cd, etc and I answer every question he has. If I don't know the answer, we will research the answer together and, thanks