On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 at 19:58, Bob Bernstein wrote:
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> I have learned the hard way not to mess with the shell superuser
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On Fri, 31 Jul 2020, Bob Bernstein wrote:
Can some Good Samaritan please point me to a
HOW-TO that would provide the needed basic
instructions?
Thank you all!
And, yes, Mike gets two extra Fig-Newtons on his plate tonight!
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On 31/07/2020 20:11, Jordan Geoghegan wrote:
>> Can some Good Samaritan please point me to a HOW-TO that would provide
>> the needed basic instructions?
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>> Thank you.
>>
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set -E
Enable emacs style command line editing. There is a Vi style one as well.
set -o tabcomplete
Turn on tab completion
1)
$ su
# exec my-favorite-shell
2)
read the /bin/sh man page and figure out how to turn them on. you did
read that before posting, right?
3)
learn how to use sudo
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On 2020-07-31 11:58, Bob Bernstein wrote:
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Brain-dead noobie post dead ahead!
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I have learned the hard way not to mess with the shell superuser is
supposed to use. I rarely go to su, but it would be pleasing if, wh
*** Mandatory Trigger Warning /begin ***
Brain-dead noobie post dead ahead!
*** Mandatory Trigger Warning /end ***
I have learned the hard way not to mess with the shell superuser
is supposed to use. I rarely go to su, but it would be pleasing
if, when I do, I had two features available from th
