Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:09:02 -0400 From: Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist@gmail.com> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: List of possible fortune quotes Message-ID: <48EA9A8E.5000400@gmail.com>
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You can update ports using "portsnap fetch update". Once this is done
you can see if any ports are out of date with pkg_version -IL "="
Need to convert DOS newlines to the Unix format? use sed 's/.$//'
Need to convert Unix newlines to the DOS format? use sed 's/$'"/`echo
\\\r`/"
To see more tips use "fortune freebsd-tips"
You don't have to mount music CDs - just play them.
To update your locate db use /etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate not
/usr/libexec/locate.updatedb
Want to get a quick list of the "top level" packages on your system?
use "pkg_tree -qt"
Some useful aliases:
alias nano="nano -wS"
alias unrar="rar e"
alias date24="date +'%I:%M'"
alias ls="ls -F"
---change:
You can install extra packages for FreeBSD by using the ports system.
....
# cd /usr/ports/<category>/<portname>
# make install && make clean
to
....
# make install clean
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