Carl Lowenstein wrote:
> On Jan 2, 2008 5:00 PM, Chris Louden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Jan 2, 2008 3:03 PM, Karl Cunningham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On 1/1/2008 2:00 AM, Ralph Shumaker wrote:
> >
> > I would honestly refer you to a book. The Linux Phrase book is decent.
> > Also there are many books with "by example" that are quite handy for
> > getting to know how to use it. Linux Bible and Dummies series are also
> > respectable.
> >
> > > One not-very-elegant way is to hit the tab key twice at a command line
> > > prompt. You'll see a list of commands within your PATH. Check out the
> > > man page for any commands that strike your fancy.
> >
> > TAB TAB would list a thousand + commands. However "man" is quite helpful.
> 
> It's a lot more than that.  I get:
> 
> Display all 3554 possibilities? (y or n)

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~]% bash      
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ 
Display all 3006 possibilities? (y or n)

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~]% env - bash
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/jaqque$ 
Display all 2924 possibilities? (y or n)

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~]% ARGV0=-bash bash
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$                   
Display all 2552 possibilities? (y or n)

-john

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