G. Matthew Rice ha scritto:
On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 4:28 AM, Alessandro Selli
<[email protected]> wrote:
Also I think, the “Description” part: “Knowledge of major Linux Operating
Systems..” should be changed to “ Knowledge of major Linux distributions...”

  I think you're right here.  A skill Linux Essentials candidates should
have is the capability to discern between an OS and a distribution (with all
the overlapping and grey areas between them).
Guys, check out:

    http://wiki.lpi.org/wiki/LinuxEssentials#1.2.2_Choosing_an_Operating_System

  Right, however the point is whether the section name should be changed into "Knowledge of major Linux distributions".

It's meant as a choosing between different OSes and distros (maybe
someone can justify a MS solution, too).

  I wonder if and why a prospective Linux Essentials certified person would be required to know the differences between a generic Linux distribution, Windows and MacOS X.  I've never had any experience of MacOS X, to say one.

Topic 1.3.4

xargs, sort & cut are some advanced topics mainly used in scripts, I think
they do not fill in Essential Skills of Linux, they are also covered in
LPIC-1. I think we should add the “locate” command here instead.
I added 'locate' to help/man section.  nothing on how the locate db
gets updated, though.

  I wouldn't add updatedb to the list, however the candidate should be aware that locate gets it's data out of a database.  Knowing that this database is updated by a command called updatedb wouldn't be too much, I opine.

  I do use sort and cut routinely on the command line, and sometimes xargs
as well, but I do agree the later is not a trivial command and probably not
very useful to a beginner.
Guys, I doubt that the questions would go beyond the level of:

    find | xargs grep | cut

I'd rather people learn that than:

    find -exec grep | cut

Besides, after the first combo, they should be ready for litany of
humdrum commands that they'll discover.

  All right, I agree.

Topic 1.5.4

I think “Hidden files” term should be changed to “doted files” or “non
displayed” files.

  I wonder what they are called in the POSIX documents that describe their
behaviour.  Does anyone know?  I'd take that to be their official name.
They deftly avoid calling them anything, I think:

  How cowardly!  :-)


  Bye,


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