Hans van den Boogert wrote: >1) What is an easy way to go to the previous directory, e.g. I am in >/usr/bin and want to go to /usr?
To go to the parent directory: cd .. To go to the directory you were in last: cd ~- >2) With the base system installed I can't open man pages, that is, when >typing "man ls" for example, the system returns with "command not found." >In /bin and /sbin I also can't see any man-binary. There are man pages >stored, but in .gz format. Is it normal that the man command is not >installed? How to open/read .gz files. man is not part of the base system, which has to fit on a few floppies; install man-db >3) I tried to create some scripts, very simple ones, but they refuse to >run, or the system says "command not found." Example: > >#! /bin/bash ># >echo The time and date is.. >date > >Saved as "telltime," then mode changed with chmod -v u+x telltime. With cat >I can still see the contents of the file as plain text. Is this normal? >As said, when executing "telltime" the system returns "command not found." >I know that you have to watch the path, but even when I put this script in >/ or /bin it still won't run, while installed commands like "date" do run >from almost every directory. What do I do wrong? On the face of it you are doing the right thing, and it ought to run from /bin, if your path is normal. To see what your path is, type `echo $PATH'. The normal place to put home-grown commands is /usr/local/bin, or ~/bin (~/ is your own home directory). These directories should be in your path. The command `type' will tell you where the system thinks a command is: $ type telltime telltime is hashed (./telltime) $ type ar ar is /usr/bin/ar Sometimes you may find that the system is looking at a file you weren't expecting. >4) Any hints to where to find some in dept Debian specific FAQs? I know >there is a lot around, and believe me I've been reading, but most >tutorials/FAQs assume that the system is running smoothly and hardly deal >with problem solving. You want the Debian Tutorial: links from documentation on www.debian.org -- Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP key from public servers; key ID 32B8FAA1 ======================================== "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast." Ephesians 2:8,9
