Quoting Hendrik Boom ([email protected]):

> I think that was a typo when I wrote the message, but I won't be able 
> to check until I'm at the coffee shop again next Monday. 

When collecting data from a Linux host for a problem report, I recommend
using /usr/bin/script, a utility that opens a subshell that logs all
console output to a file (default filename ./typescript) until you close
the subshell.  Put that file on a flash drive, and you have a verbatim
shell session with no possibility of transcription errors, from which
you can quote relevant portions in your help request.

Transcription errors can lead to frustrating results for both
help-seekers and those who aspire to assist them.

(If I haven't added that 'script' tip to my and Eric Raymond's 
'How to Ask Questions the Smart Way' essay, I will soon.  Need to
check.)

-- 
Cheers,                "It's easier to act your way into a new way of thinking
Rick Moen              than think your way into a new way of acting."
[email protected]                        -- Jerry Sternin 
McQ! (4x80)
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