Remco Blaakmeer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think his needs are far more basic than that. He seems to be wanting a
list of utility-names, as most first-time Linux users (including me) want.
There are not many things more frustrating than thinking I know it can be
done, but I don't know how
On Tue, Nov 25, 1997 at 09:40:30AM +0100, Gertjan Klein wrote:
I made a file (by hand!) with one-line descriptions for each program I
found that way. Imagine how I felt when I heard about apropos!
Tss ... apropos is actually just the -k option to the man(1) command,
so by looking at the man
Gertjan Klein wrote:
Remco Blaakmeer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think his needs are far more basic than that. He seems to be wanting a
list of utility-names, as most first-time Linux users (including me) want.
There are not many things more frustrating than thinking I know it can be
On Sun, 23 Nov 1997, [iso-8859-1] Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:
I just got finished installing Debian Linux on my system. Well after
all of that work I have no idea what to do next. Is there a list of
commands and or sysntax available. I have poked around at the Debian
site and others with
Remco writes:
I think his needs are far more basic than that. He seems to be wanting a
list of utility-names, as most first-time Linux users (including me)
want.
The System III manuals contained a KWIC index of the NAME sections of the
man pages. This provided that list of utility names in a
I think his needs are far more basic than that. He seems to be wanting a
list of utility-names, as most first-time Linux users (including me) want.
There are not many things more frustrating than thinking I know it can be
done, but I don't know how and I don't even know with what utility, so
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You may use apropos.
Which doesn't work as well as it ought to, due to people being careless in
the writing of man pages.
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Dear Debian,
I just got finished installing Debian Linux on my system. Well after
all of that work I have no idea what to do next. Is there a list of
commands and or sysntax available. I have poked around at the Debian
site and others with no luck. I guess I am just stupid. Takes me
It sounds like you need an introductory Unix book.
The Debian Linux User's Guide by Dale Scheetz may be downloaded
from http://www.linuxpress.com/, or may be ordered in hard copy from
the same address. Although heavily oriented towards Debian
installation, there is a summary of the
I just got finished installing Debian Linux on my system. Well after
all of that work I have no idea what to do next. Is there a list of
commands and or sysntax available. I have poked around at the Debian
site and others with no luck. I guess I am just stupid. Takes me back
to the
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