On 06-Mar-99 Ramakrishnan M wrote: > Hi, > I am new to Debian GNU/Linux.Until now I had been using RedHat Linux > system( now also in my institute I am using it).But thanks to afew friends > who introduced me to Debian system.I want to explore more on them. > One thing which attracted me to Debian system is the scripts it gives > for allmost any task.For example,I was looking for a command to delete a > particular daemon from being activated at a particular runlevel.One of my > friends(Mr Raghavendra Bhat,VU2RGU who is also in this list) suggested me > to use the command "update-rc.d" . It is an excellent command and I am > sure that a number of such command exists. > Can any body please suggest me a good online guide which tells me about > these type of tips and tricks?I downloaded Debian User Guide,but that is > not the one I am looking for. > TIA > Ramakrishnan.M alias ramOO >
I can not think of a specific reference. /usr/doc is populated by every package when it installs and a quick look thru /usr/sbin and /sbin will reveal many interesting things. You will find that most such scripts are called "update-foo".

