On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:54, Nick Rout wrote: I recon Lindsay might need something a bit more explicit.
> # represents the root prompt by which he means the account for the privileged system administrator who can write to files anywhere in the file-system. Don't use this account unless you actually need the privileges. > $ represents an ordinary user prompt who cannot change the system files. > thats if they are at the start of the line, you don't type them, if you > look at a terminal (console or xterm) you will see them :-) > > > > if they are in the middle of a command you probably need to type them in. If you see a '#' in the middle of a command line it means that the rest of the line is a comment which will be ignored by the command interpreter. vis:- cp .bashrc /tmp # save your login environment file in case of accidents. in this case you don't have to type either the hash sign or anything to the right of it. > but there are dangers in typing stuff you don't understand.... Only as 'root'. While you can stuff your own files, you cannot ruin the system as a whole while logged in as an unprivileged user. > > > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:50:31 +1300 > > Judy & Lindsay Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I printed out some info this arvo on installing Ubuntu on a system with > > small RAM (32-64mb). I am afraid I dont even understand what the # & $ > > signs are used for. I am afraid I dont have time to go to the library > > and explore this info, so can I have some newbie help with this? > > When the # and $ are used, are they typed in as part of the command or do > > they represent something? _____________________________________________ -- Sincerely etc., Christopher Sawtell
