On 02/28/2018 09:34 AM, David Wright wrote:
On Wed 28 Feb 2018 at 09:12:43 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote:
On 02/28/2018 08:09 AM, John Hasler wrote:
Richard Owlett writes:
Taking [ alias startx='clear; startx -- :0' ] as a hint I looked for a man
page for "alias". There wasn't one available locally. I searched
<https://manpages.debian.org/> and found only a page written in Chinese.
"Alias" is a shell command. man bash
With "weeping and gnashing of teeth", may I quote
<https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/bash/bash.1.en.html> ;<
Under "BUGS" it explicitly states:
Aliases are confusing in some uses.
I *AGREE*!
I followed links to man pages for startx and xinit without benefit.
Elucidation needed.
TIA
Google bash aliases
Top hit: full explanation at
http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/aliases.html
Is that difficult?
No.
BUT it clarifies nothing.
Nor did the first half dozen entries using those search terms on DuckDuckGo.
I had already searched wiki.debian.org .
I repeat my question, which has been snipped in this thread.
What did you do immediately after installation to set this up?
What should I be reading?
[If it makes a difference, I use Stretch including systemd.]
