Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 10:32:10 -0600 From: Bob Martin <bob@buckhorn.net> To: TONY SIM <y2s@prodigy.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: a question Message-ID: <3881F28A.7F9B4C6F@buckhorn.net> References: <000801bf6039$a303c980$d301fc3f@y2s>
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> TONY SIM wrote: > > i just got a freebsd 3.3 some weeks ago, but it was kinda hard to > use.... it is currently installed in my old computer so i can learn > how to use it without interrupting my school work (i'm just a high > school student) > > i was wondering, however, if there was a news letters that can teach > novice, like myself, to use unix or define terms 'n uses in unix... > (i still don't understand where or how to use vi or emacs... i mean, > what r they for? r they like edit.com in dos? oh, 'n they are only 2 > out of million things i am confused about...) > > sorry to trouble you... i'm just really excited to have unix which > sounds so legendary, yet very frustrated because i can't use it.... > thanx a lot for reading thus far... > > have a nice day ^^ Tony, You have to learn Unix pretty much the way you learned Windows. First, see if you can find someone that knows Unix, and ask them to help. Second, experiment. And of course, read the documentation. If you have trouble finding the documents on your machine, you can get them online. Try this for starters: http://www.freebsd.org/projects/newbies.html There is an e-mail list for newbies. Send e-mail to majordomo@freebsd.org with the following line (and only this line) in the body: subscribe freebsd-newbies Here are a few pointers to help you get started. Nearly all "commands" live in directories named "bin" for example, /usr/bin and /usr/local/bin. The following list of commands will help you out. whatis --This command will give you a brief description of what a command does. Example: whatis vi more --This command is used to read text files one page at a time. Works a lot like type | more in dos. Example: more /COPYRIGHT man --This command will give you the manual page for all kinds of things. To find out more type man man Good luck! -- Bob Martin, bob@buckhorn.net http://www.buckhorn.net "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." -- Albert Einstein To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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