On Monday 04 November 2002 02:57 am, Russell W. Behne wrote: > Yesterday at 18:17, Tim Werner wrote: > > Someone posted a documentation question earlier and got a pretty good > > answer, but I'm still trying to figure out the best way to find things > > out. > > I guess I'm a little spoiled by MSDN. For instance, if I want to know > > about file permissions, it would be Really Neat if there were a tool I > > could run and enter "file permissions" into a search box, and get a > > list of matching pages. > > Try using this command: > > apropos permissions > > apropos will give you a list of man pages to read. Among several answers > I got for the above command were these: > > access (2) - check user's permissions for a file > chmod (1) - change file access permissions > chmod (2) - change permissions of a file > > So if you want to read the man (manual) page for access just do: > > man access > > Also, note that there's 2 man pages listed for chmod. To read chmod's > man page 2 do: > > man 2 chmod > > Also, to learn more about the man pages and apropos do: > > man man > man apropos > Also try: > > man which > man whatis > > Now here's the bigest secret: Go to a bookstore and get a good book on > basic Unix commands & usage for the average user. One like ``Teach > Yourself Unix In A Week'' by Taylor. (There's similar books just for > linux.) Also, a good book on Linux system administration helps a lot, > and the best books are published by O'Rielly, (We call then the `animal > books' because they each feature an animal on the front cover.) > > > I remember there used to be something called the Linux Documentation > > Project. I'm sure they must still be working on it, but even years > > ago there were more Howto's than you could shake a stick at. I kind > > of expected there to be a really cool downloadable manual by now. > > Maybe it's out there and I just haven't found it yet. > > Try looking in /usr/share/doc/ -- all the doc's for your install are > there, and if they arn't then they're on your install disks, try > installing the documentation. > If you're using your browser to view the documentation, then > the URL is: > file:///usr/share/doc/ > ^ > Yup, that's 3 slashes following the word `file:'! > > [OT: In Netscape try these URLs for fun: > about:mozilla > about:plugins > They're called `easter-eggs', go find them; there's more, although I > can't remember the URLs for the others. Anyone know of any? ] > > > I get the impression that the Mandrake people are holding out for some > > bucks, figuring people who won't pay for the OS might pay for the > > docs. That's fine if that's what they want to do, but there must be a > > mother lode of vanilla linux info out there somewhere. The stuff I > > downloaded from the Mandrake site was OK but a little disorganized and > > obviously incomplete. > > What? You downloaded your first attempt at Linux instead of buying it? > Shame on you! :-) Actually, if it is too expensive for you then go to > www.linuxcentral.com or www.cheapbytes and buy a 3-disk set for under > $12. The Mandrake people aren't holding out on you, although I'd imagine > they are hurting for cash just like everyone else, so if it won't break > your budget try buying a distro from them once in a while. They'll show > their appreciation by continuing to produce newer distros for us. > I think the URL for the Linux Documentation Project is > www.ldp.org, if not I'm sure a Google search will turn it up. > > > Could someone maybe give a road map as to where the Good Documentation > > is, and how to get it installed on one's machine? Or could some of > > you give some of your own tips on how you look things up? It can't > > all be word of mouth. > > If the docs aren't installed do this. In your menu select these menu > items: > * -> What to do? > * administer your system > * Add or remove programs > > That will start up rpmdrake, which is the easiest way to install & > remove software packages that I've ever seen, provided you actually have > all 3 disks on hand. It can also be used to install/update from the > Internet. [Eat yer heart out, Micro$loth!] > You can also open a terminal to start rpmdrake, or if using the > KDE desktop as I do, hold the <Alt> key and press <F2>, which will open > a little window, enter the word `rpmdrake', then click on <Run> to start > the program. > But if you use programs like this frequently, (and are lazy like > me,) just set up a new desktop icon to start /usr/X11R6/bin/DrakConf > (which has rpmdrake and many other configuration utilities built right > in.) There's many other ways of configuring different subsystems, but > you'll learn them all in due time -- explore your file system. > Gee, I really love Linux/Unix -- there's so many different ways > for you to do something, unlike Micro$loth in which you're lucky if they > even bother to give you just one way to do some things! > > Mit freundlichen Gr��en, > Russ. > Take the `Virtual Tour' of Behne's `Backyard' Nursery: > http://www.angelfire.com/linux/behnesnursery/ > > ``The right to be let alone...'' > ``The makers of our Constitution undertook to secure > conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness...They > sought to protect Americans in their beliefs, their thoughts, > their emotions and their sensations. They conferred, as > against the Government, the right to be let alone -- the most > comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by > civilized men.'' > -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, 1928, > dissenting opinion, "Olmstead v. U.S."
this is my $.02 and it's gpl... LINUX: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition (Version 1.0.0) by Paul Sheer at http://www.icon.co.za/~psheer/book/index.html.gz good stuff -- iggy Registered user 287116 at http://counter.li.org Registered computer 168591 at http://counter.li.org
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