"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote:
>
> At 10:50 AM 11/28/1999 +0000, you wrote:
>
> >This is a bread+butter operation for Linux. For TCP/IP
> >networks, it takes just two ifconfig commands and a
> >couple of route commands.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Steven
>
> Yes, if you can get around well enough to do anything in linux. I've yet
> to succeed in that. I can load it well enough if the package is set up,
> but I cant even find a file in the directory, figure out how the heck the
> directory tree is organized, or edit anything. If I do stumble on a
> command to edit something I can't get out of the editor except by manual
press Esc followed by ZZ to save, or q! to not save
> reboot. Why hasn't someone written a guide that compares linux for M$
> users??
/usr/doc/HOWTO/DOS-WIN-to-Linux.HOWTO
> Like I recently found out that the /etc/fstab file, whereever the
> heck it's hiding, is not unlike an autoexec.bat, yet how do you add or
it is not, fstab contains information about filesystems to mount
There is no single autoexec.bat/config.sys file. There are many scripts
linked together. As a newbe you have no need to change these.
> remove things I cannot concieve! I have study linux in 24 hours but cannot
> carry out basic lessons because it neglects instructions like how to edit
> something "Simply edit the ____ file to produce this result!" it says and
> never says how to carry out the suggestion! I've seen this in a few
> manuals, neglecting basic instructions such as how to find a directory, how
> to open/close applications and files, how to install/remove applications
> and files, etc. If DOS instructions were this arcane everyone would have
> to use Macs!
tip: use mc , it's a Norton Commander clone with an internal editor
resembling MS edit.com . mc is very handy to learn your way around
the system, to quickly view or edit files.
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