From owner-freebsd-newbies Tue Oct 6 02:36:06 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id CAA11276 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 02:36:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from phoenix.welearn.com.au (suebla.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.44.81]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA11250 for ; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 02:35:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sue@phoenix.welearn.com.au) Received: (from sue@localhost) by phoenix.welearn.com.au (8.9.1/8.9.0) id TAA07998; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 19:35:31 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <19981006193526.25142@welearn.com.au> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 19:35:26 +1000 From: Sue Blake To: junkmale@xtra.co.nz Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: First commands References: <19981005102413.55925@welearn.com.au> <199810060756.UAA14599@cyclops.xtra.co.nz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e In-Reply-To: <199810060756.UAA14599@cyclops.xtra.co.nz>; from Dan Langille on Tue, Oct 06, 1998 at 08:56:34PM +1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, Oct 06, 1998 at 08:56:34PM +1300, Dan Langille wrote: > On 5 Oct 98, at 10:24, Sue Blake wrote: > > > OK, what are your picks for the most essential/useful commands for > > a raw newbie? And what commands are screaming out for a simple example of > > their use? Here's a starting list. What's missing? > > I've had a worry. Is this too big? Yes, it is too much to present as a single list, but don't worry, it'll get sorted and whittled down. Ten would be enough new commands to hear about all at once, if that was the idea. I'm thinking of a lookup thing so the more the merrier, if they are _real_beginner_ stuff. We're getting some great suggestions. Did someone mention grep already? Let the brainstorming continue... -- Regards, -*Sue*- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message