I have personaly loved the "apropos" command wich reports all commands dealing with a subject ... it works after you create the database it needs by running "makewhatis". you will also like the "locate" command that finds files on your hard drives very quickly. it works after you create the database it needs by running "updatedb" (frequently enough if you change the content of you hard drive). these two commands will surely be your friends !! -----Original Message----- From: Hansen, Carl [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 1:25 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: a friend gave me slackware 3.6 which I've installed on my D:\ drive, oops my hdb1 drive. I got farther than I thought I would with everything going smoothly. Now I wonder what is the next step I should tackle? I've learned some basic commands for looking around, adding users, multiple logins, etc. I don't know if I should jump into xwindows right away. Advice? I found the man command helpful but not knowing all the commands it's hard to find help when not sure of the question. Is there a similar way to access how to files? is there a list of all the commands and their swithches? It would be nice to type how to and a subject and get a file displayed but I don't think it would work. Thanks Carl
