----- Original Message ----- From: "Joey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Normally, a space is sort of a command that separates the command from > the target, and the target from the parameters. The backslash is an > escape character which tells the shell to process the character > following the backslash as a character instead of a command. Get it? > If not, I (or anyone else) can try to explain it a little better... Better to just say that whitespace is a word or command "separator". --- Puryear Information Technology, LLC Baton Rouge, LA 225-343-3056 http://www.puryear-it.com Author of "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" Download your free copy: http://www.puryear-it.com/bestpractices_ebook.htm
