Extraction of PID

2003-07-25 Thread Peter
Hi, How do I isolate from a line like 1865 tty2 00:00:18 exmh the first 4 numbers which is the PID. I get it with "ps -a --pid | grep exmh". Thanks & regards -- Peter - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

no key board

2003-07-25 Thread LEWIS KIMBLE
have solved keyboard problem now running mandrake 9.1 on hp ze 5170 thanks lew - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www

Re: basic networking queries

2003-07-25 Thread beolach
I for one applaud you wanting a deeper understanding of the underlying protocol, rather than just wanting a quick-fix. This is one of my favorite aspects of linux; you learn so much more about how something actually works when you set it up, very much unlike, say, M$ Windows. I myself don't have

Re: /cdrom fails to unmount

2003-07-25 Thread James Miller
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Heimo Claasen wrote: > Sorry for the "convoluted style", James - perhaps it stems from trying > not to get entagled with terms I'm not too sure about. > It's actually entertaining most of the time. Sometimes your meaning is a bit obscure, though. In any case, I'm not asking

Re: CD formats

2003-07-25 Thread cr
On Thursday 24 July 2003 20:04, cr wrote: > I hope this isn't too OT - > > I'm going to use X-cd-roast on this Debian box to make a CD to send to an > acquaintance who has a Mac (mostly scanned JPG's of photos). > > If I understand correctly, I could use long filenames (Joliet) if intended > for a