I need to keep a notebook. When I read something about "you can use this command to do this," I think to myself, /no way, that's awesome!/, but then I forget it. man -k for instance. But that did jog my memory that apropos is the same command.
You're right. I guess it's memorization time. On 2/5/07, John Hebert <johnahebert at yahoo.com> wrote: > Google to the rescue: > > http://www.google.com/search?q=command+line+linux > > LinuxCommand.org: Learn the Linux command line. Write shell > scripts.LinuxCommand.org is a web site devoted to helping users of legacy > operating systems discover the power of Linux. > www.linuxcommand.org/ - 4k - Cached - Similar pages Introduction to Command > Line LinuxThis is an introductory guide for people learning to use a Linux > system. It focuses on command-line usage. This is not because everyone will > be doing ... > www.physics.ubc.ca/mbelab/computer/linux-intro/html/ - 9k - Cached - Similar > pages > Linux Command Line TipsA linux command line cheat sheet. ... This is a list > of linux commands for common operations. Note items marked with ? are > valid/safe to paste without ... > www.pixelbeat.org/cmdline.html - 37k - Cached - Similar pages > Linux commands MAN PageAn A-Z Index of the Linux BASH command line alias > Create an alias apropos Search Help manual pages (man -k) awk Find and > Replace text, ... > www.ss64.com/bash/ - 15k - Cached - Similar pages > SS64.comCommand line reference for Oracle, Windows, Linux and OS X. Includes > database commands, PL/SQL and the data dictionary. > www.ss64.com/ - 5k - Cached - Similar pages > tuXfiles - Linux command line tutorials for newbiesAn introduction to the > Linux command line and shell. A set of tutorials teaching how to use the most > important Linux commands, wildcards, and input/output ... > www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/cli.html - 9k - Cached - Similar pages > GNU/Linux Command Line Tools SummaryThis document is an attempt to provide a > comprehensive summary of useful command line tools available to a GNU/Linux > based operating system. > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Joe Fruchey <ignavia at gmail.com> > To: general at brlug.net > Sent: Monday, February 5, 2007 8:23:48 AM > Subject: [brlug-general] Learning the command line > > I have a 900MHz laptop with Fedora 6 installed. Gnome and KDE both > slog it down. Not the the point of unusability, mind you, but I like > things to be zippy. > > So I installed fluxbox. > > But I lost all my fancy gui-based Gnome config utils. It's okay, > though, because I know those are all just frontends for command line > utils. But how do I learn them?! In Gnome, if I wanted to change > something, I'd go to the system menu and look. But without a visual > reference, how would I know that xrandr changes the resolution? > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. > http://new.mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
