>>>>> "bd" == Bill Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

  bd> why am i an idiot?... 
[...]
  bd> necessary.  ok... i bought a copy of linux for dummies and red
  bd> hat linux unleashed on the confident assumption I could "work it
  bd> out" *hangs head in shame*....oh dear.

Huh.  You think *youre* an idiot.  I accidentally unplugged our
department's main server last night.

  bd> I can log on and log off... that's it.

  bd> Is there a command that allows me to see the contents of the
  bd> directory on our server.  That way I could at least nut out what

"ls".

  bd> I'm working with.  I am not even sure what version we are
  bd> running.

"cat /etc/redhat-release"
will tell you.

  bd> Anyone got advice for the overconfident fool (other than slit
  bd> wrists, jump in lake, etc)?

The program that you use to access the online manual is "man".


  bd> I would load red hat linux into another computer and play with
  bd> that but we have macs...


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