On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Don Delp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Reading the article, I found myself uneasy about #'s 1, 2, and 6. > They seem like easy sources of confusion and danger. After testing, > #1 is the only one that I would really shy away from. Also, notice > that the article has a root prompt in these examples? I don't want to > play these shell games as root.
This is probably a very good time to point out the power of customizing your shell prompt. Check the manpage for your shell and you'll find about the awesome power of displaying the current directory right beside your shell prompt, which can definitely help eliminate mistakes. -- Brandon D. Valentine http://www.brandonvalentine.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
