On Sat 31 Aug 2024 at 15:20:46 (-0700), David Christensen wrote:
> On 8/30/24 20:48, John Conover wrote:
> > What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do
> > with an .iso?
>
> When I input that string into a computer running Debian, it produces
> an error message:
>
> 2024-08-31 13:07:57 dpchrist@laalaa ~
> $ echo $PS1 ; cat /etc/debian_version ; uname -a
> \n\D{%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S} ${USER}@\h \w\n\$
> 11.10
> Linux laalaa 5.10.0-32-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.10.223-1 (2024-08-10)
> x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> 2024-08-31 13:17:14 dpchrist@laalaa ~
> $ debian ... amd64-netinst.iso
> bash: debian: command not found
The string "..." is an ellipsis. This one stands for the version number
in any particular ISO file's name.
You can use "…" for an ellipsis in unicode, but it's tedious to insert
it unless you have a Compose sequence set up for it. I suspect most
people don't.
I define it as 'Compose..' myself, and use it a lot to save space.
Cheers,
David.
