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To: "Sue Blake" <sue2@welearn.com.au>
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Subject: Re: Link to Ports CDROM
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 22:02:35 -0000
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>> # for i in *; do
>> >   ln -s $i /usr/ports/distfiles/$i
>> > done

went to


>> and the console returns the error:-
>>
>> for: Command not found
>> do: Command not found
>>

with the answer .......

>I'm a newbie but my guess might help while you're waiting :-)
>I think that won't work with csh but it will work with bash.
>The book tends to assume that bash is the shell being used as most
people do
>seem to use it.

installed and ran it

>
>If you have bash installed you can type bash and see your prompt
change from
># to $ and then do whatever. To get back to csh you could type exit.


became        #bash>            (even more confusing)

>
>I hope this helps. If not, wait for an expert to set you right :-)
>
>--
>
>Regards,
>        -*Sue*-
>

>

problem solved - runs a.o.k. thanks

Chris R.


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