Re: Bonus answers - was [Re: Forgot name of Debian "configuration" {wrong word?} file]
Richard Owlett wrote: > On 06/14/2019 06:10 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > > I can't remember the name of the file which identifies the association > > between a directory (i.e. \home) and which physical partition it is on. > > The file I'm looking for also identifies which partition is used for > > swap. > > > > TIA > > > > I was looking for /etc/fstab . > > Suggestions were made for tools such as df, mount, and inxi used in an > analytic mode. I either ran them or looked up relevant documentation. > > If I had been looking for information one of them could provide, is there a > URL that attempts to summarize such tools? Have you read the Debian Administrator's Handbook? https://debian-handbook.info/ https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-handbook/ While the currently published version is accurate for Jessie/8, it's a good place to start looking. I understand that it's being updated for Buster. -dsr-
Re: Bonus answers - was [Re: Forgot name of Debian "configuration" {wrong word?} file]
Quoting Richard Owlett (2019-06-15 15:33:37) > On 06/14/2019 06:10 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > > I can't remember the name of the file which identifies the > > association between a directory (i.e. \home) and which physical > > partition it is on. The file I'm looking for also identifies which > > partition is used for swap. > > > > TIA > > > > I was looking for /etc/fstab . > > Suggestions were made for tools such as df, mount, and inxi used in an > analytic mode. I either ran them or looked up relevant documentation. > > If I had been looking for information one of them could provide, is > there a URL that attempts to summarize such tools? You mentioned "directory", "partition", and "swap". You could use only man-related tools. Tedious, but possible: apropos swap ...lists "mkswap", "swaplabel", "swapoff" and "swapon", among others man swapon ...mentions /etc/fstab in its "See also" section (and man pages of other commands mention swapon in their "See also" section). I would probably have given up before reaching to a sensible result, and instead tried a search on https://DuckDuckGo.com/ - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private signature.asc Description: signature
Re: Bonus answers - was [Re: Forgot name of Debian "configuration" {wrong word?} file]
On 06/15/2019 11:55 AM, songbird wrote: Richard Owlett wrote: ... If I had been looking for information one of them could provide, is there a URL that attempts to summarize such tools? i go in roughly this order. command line: man -k keyword apt-cache search keyword browser: google linux keyword songbird You had snipped context. I had said: "... for *tools such as* df, mount, and inxi used in an analytic mode." and then: "... is there a URL that attempts to summarize *such tools* ?" I was looking for a functional index of tools. Your suggestion works only if I already know which tool can do the job.
Re: Bonus answers - was [Re: Forgot name of Debian "configuration" {wrong word?} file]
Richard Owlett wrote: ... > If I had been looking for information one of them could provide, is > there a URL that attempts to summarize such tools? i go in roughly this order. command line: man -k keyword apt-cache search keyword browser: google linux keyword songbird
