Re: [newbie] C/L question

2003-02-01 Thread John Rye
On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 07:31:21 +1100 Stephen Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 2003-02-02 at 02:15, Anne Wilson wrote: > > I see the following: > > > > chown [-R] [user][.][group] files > > > > from which I gather that a space goes after the -R, but not between > > the other components? >

Re: [newbie] C/L question

2003-02-01 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Sun, 2003-02-02 at 02:15, Anne Wilson wrote: > I see the following: > > chown [-R] [user][.][group] files > > from which I gather that a space goes after the -R, but not between the other > components? > > What does the [.] stand for? > > Anne Here's a "for instance" chown -Rf nobody:netu

Re: [newbie] C/L question

2003-02-01 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Saturday 01 February 2003 11:46 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > Thanks Todd. I have to confess I much prefer paper manuals, so I tend to > check books before reading man pages. And really, this above is a prime > example of why newbies often don't read them. The info is all there, but > when you re

Re: [newbie] C/L question

2003-02-01 Thread Todd Slater
On Sat, 1 Feb 2003 16:46:31 + Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 01 Feb 2003 3:50 pm, Todd Slater wrote: > > From man chown: > > Thanks Todd. I have to confess I much prefer paper manuals, so I tend > to check books before reading man pages. And really, this above is a >

[newbie] C/L question

2003-02-01 Thread Anne Wilson
I see the following: chown [-R] [user][.][group] files from which I gather that a space goes after the -R, but not between the other components? What does the [.] stand for? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandr