From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 31 21:13:59 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E5AC16A4CE for ; Fri, 31 Dec 2004 21:13:59 +0000 (GMT) Received: from imo-d02.mx.aol.com (imo-d02.mx.aol.com [205.188.157.34]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 028E643D1F for ; Fri, 31 Dec 2004 21:13:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jlewis1957@netscape.net) Received: from jlewis1957@netscape.net by imo-d02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.8.) id r.1b5.d179f98 (22683); Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:13:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from netscape.net (mow-d17.webmail.aol.com [205.188.139.133]) by air-in04.mx.aol.com (v103.7) with ESMTP id MAILININ44-589b41d5c1102d3; Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:13:52 -0500 Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:13:52 -0500 From: jlewis1957@netscape.net (Jeff Lewis) To: d3javu1978@yahoo.com (Me), freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <0CF97B56.60183188.0F75C5EC@netscape.net> X-Mailer: Atlas Mailer 2.0 X-AOL-IP: 151.204.10.75 X-AOL-Language: english Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: Shell Games X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 21:13:59 -0000 Me wrote: > Hi, > I would suggest reading Absolute BSD by Michael Lucas, > he covers pretty much every question you asked in > great detail. Building firewalls with IPFILTER, > Installing Apache, diffrent kernel operation modes, > file system security using chflags and other utilities. > Different shells are there for flexibility more then any thing, > it just depends on what you like and how you plan to > use your system. Here is a link that explains shells > in more detail I currently have "The Complete FreeBSD" by Greg Lehey. It's the 3rd edition and the disks inside say that they are v4.0 from March 2000. It has a section on Firewalling and IP Aliasing. >http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/shell/shell-differences/ JUST what I was looking for! Will read thoroughly. > >Scripting languages like PERL and Bash serve diffrent >purposes. I do alot of Bash scripting to automate alot >of day to day task, the possibilities are endless >using a scripting language such as bash. >If you're interested, a great book is UNIX Shell >Programing by Stephen Kochan, Patrick Wood. Thanks one more time. I will work with the book "Learning the bash Shell" and if I become adept at this, will move on to this scripting. Thanks for the leg up! __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp