From owner-svn-src-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 13 01:30:22 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 734BA10657EA; Sun, 13 May 2012 01:30:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eadler@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::2c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1E9F8FC12; Sun, 13 May 2012 01:30:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q4D1U830060787; Sun, 13 May 2012 01:30:08 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from eadler@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id q4D1U8XK060786; Sun, 13 May 2012 01:30:08 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201205130130.q4D1U8XK060786@svn.freebsd.org> From: Eitan Adler Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 01:30:08 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-8@freebsd.org X-SVN-Group: stable-8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Subject: svn commit: r235383 - stable/8/games/fortune/datfiles X-BeenThere: svn-src-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for all the -stable branches of the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 01:30:22 -0000 Author: eadler Date: Sun May 13 01:30:08 2012 New Revision: 235383 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/235383 Log: MFC r235209 r235227: Add a few new tips and update some old ones to more modern commands Approved by: cperciva (implicit) Modified: stable/8/games/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips Directory Properties: stable/8/games/fortune/ (props changed) Modified: stable/8/games/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips ============================================================================== --- stable/8/games/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips Sun May 13 01:29:49 2012 (r235382) +++ stable/8/games/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips Sun May 13 01:30:08 2012 (r235383) @@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ If you need to ask a question on the Fre contains lots of useful advice to help you get the best results. % -If you `set filec' (file completion) in tcsh and write a part of the -filename, pressing TAB will show you the available choices when there +If you write part of a filename in tcsh, +pressing TAB will show you the available choices when there is more than one, or complete the filename if there's only one match. % If you `set watch = (0 any any)' in tcsh, you will be notified when @@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ In order to support national characters less without creating other nationalisation aspects, set the environment variable LC_ALL to 'en_US.ISO8859-1'. % -In tcsh, you can `set autolist' to have the shell automatically show -all the possible matches when doing filename/directory expansion. -% "man firewall" will give advice for building a FreeBSD firewall -- David Scheidt % @@ -192,13 +189,6 @@ flag is your gateway. Nice bash prompt: PS1='(\[$(tput md)\]\t <\w>\[$(tput me)\]) $(echo $?) \$ ' -- Mathieu % -Nice tcsh prompts: - set prompt = '[%B%m%b] %B%~%b%# ' - set prompt = '%m %# ' - set prompt = '%n@%m%# ' - set prompt = '%n@%m:%/%# ' - set prompt = '%n@%m:%~%# ' -% Over quota? "du -s * | sort -n " will give you a sorted list of your directory sizes. -- David Scheidt @@ -263,7 +253,7 @@ To quickly create an empty file, use "to -- Dru % To read a compressed file without having to first uncompress it, use -"zcat" or "zmore" to view it. +"zcat" or "zless" to view it. -- Dru % To repeat the last command in the C shell, type "!!". @@ -282,7 +272,7 @@ will search '/', and all subdirectories, % To see all of the directories on your FreeBSD system, type - ls -R / | more + ls -R / | less -- Dru % To see how long it takes a command to run, type the word "time" before the @@ -322,7 +312,7 @@ been replaced with other messages, look Want colour in your directory listings? Use "ls -G". "ls -F" is also useful, and they can be combined as "ls -FG". % -Want to find a specific port, just type the following under /usr/ports, +Want to find a specific port, just type the following under /usr/ports or one its subdirectories: "make search name=" @@ -479,3 +469,9 @@ when you are trying to find where in the Try "whereis firefox" and "whereis whereis". -- Konstantinos Konstantinidis % +Want to run the same command again? +In tcsh you can type "!!" +% +Want to go the directory you were just in? +Type "cd -" +%