Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 09:13:51 +0200 From: "Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg" <listsub@401.cx> To: Damien Tougas <damien@tougas.net> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A Quick Reference Guide Message-ID: <3DAA6EAF.90701@401.cx> References: <16020000.1034368329@localhost>
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Damien Tougas wrote: > Hello, > > I have been toying with the idea of writing a quick reference quide for > FreeBSD, something that people could have on thier desk for easy command > reference. It would be designed to show how to do specific, common > tasks, without going into great depth (letting that be the job of books > and man pages). This would probably not be of much use for seasoned > experts (at least initially), but might be a good resource for someone > who is new to the OS (perhaps newbies, and others more experienced who > are crossing over from other OSs). > > Anyways, I have began putting some thoughts onto paper, and thought > people might like to take a look before I get too far. A VERY > preliminary starting point can be seen by downloading > http://www.tougas.net/QuickRef.pdf > > I would be interested in hearing peoples ideas on the subject, and if > there are any requests as to what you might like to see included. Some > things that I thought about including are (in addition to basic > commands), reference pages for stuff like vi, subnet calculations, and a > page with helpful tips and tricks. > > Let me know what you think. > > Thanks. > > -- > Damien Tougas > Looks great so far. If this thing keeps growing to cover a big part of all commands available, I know I will keep it handy. I've been doing fbsd daily for 5 years but it still happens that I go to man pages to find a certain flag or argument to commands I dont use regularly. A quick reference like this would be awesome. -- R To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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