Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 14:18:07 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <charon@labs.gr> To: "Anthony D'asero" <dasero5@earthlink.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: pointers for a freebsd beginner Message-ID: <20011123121806.GB10577@hades.hell.gr> In-Reply-To: <000801c17391$d4917840$0301a8c0@tonyl0hivzdf57> References: <000801c17391$d4917840$0301a8c0@tonyl0hivzdf57>
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Hello Anthony, On 2001-11-22 12:11:08, Anthony D'asero wrote: > Hi: I did install the 4.4 version of Linux X86, and after spending 6 > hours trying to get thru LOGIN I get a dollar sign, and nothing > else. I have to assume that you mean version 4.4-RELEASE of FreeBSD and not Linux, since this is a FreeBSD support list :) This dollar sign is the `prompt' for entering commands. The program that prints this dollar sign and lets you enter commands to be run, is called a `shell'. To see the files of the /etc directory you would enter at this prompt: $ ls /etc > What do you use this thing for, it does not seem to be able to do > any thing. Unix shells are very powerful programs. You need to learn the proper commands to give though, before all this seems a bit useful to you :) > Please help me understand, I am lost. > Thank you. > Anthony D'asero You should probably start reading about using Unix for doing every day work. There are hundreds of books and web pages on this topic, and I will not attempt to reproduce them all in a short message. You can do many things to start learning about Unix (and FreeBSD): a) Many useful pointers are available from the http://www.FreeBSD.org/ home page. Follow the "Documentation" link at the left side of the page. b) Search at http://www.google.com/ for "unix introduction" c) Visit your local bookstore and search for introductory Unix books. Ciao, -giorgos PS: Try to send messages with a more descriptive `Subject' line. I customarily delete messages that do not seem interesting. A subject of "any pointers for a beginner in freebsd?" will certainly grab the attention of more people than a simple "?". To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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