Author: eadler Date: Wed May 9 22:13:56 2012 New Revision: 235209 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/235209
Log: Add a few new tips and update some old ones to more modern commands MFC after: 1 week Modified: head/games/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips Modified: head/games/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips ============================================================================== --- head/games/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips Wed May 9 21:56:10 2012 (r235208) +++ head/games/fortune/datfiles/freebsd-tips Wed May 9 22:13:56 2012 (r235209) @@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ If you need to ask a question on the Fre contains lots of useful advice to help you get the best results. % -If you `set filec' (file completion) in tcsh and write a part of the -filename, pressing TAB will show you the available choices when there +pressing TAB will show you the available choices when there is more than one, or complete the filename if there's only one match. % If you `set watch = (0 any any)' in tcsh, you will be notified when @@ -122,9 +121,6 @@ In order to support national characters less without creating other nationalisation aspects, set the environment variable LC_ALL to 'en_US.ISO8859-1'. % -In tcsh, you can `set autolist' to have the shell automatically show -all the possible matches when doing filename/directory expansion. -% "man firewall" will give advice for building a FreeBSD firewall -- David Scheidt <dsche...@tumbolia.com> % @@ -192,13 +188,6 @@ flag is your gateway. Nice bash prompt: PS1='(\[$(tput md)\]\t <\w>\[$(tput me)\]) $(echo $?) \$ ' -- Mathieu <math...@hal.interactionvirtuelle.com> % -Nice tcsh prompts: - set prompt = '[%B%m%b] %B%~%b%# ' - set prompt = '%m %# ' - set prompt = '%n@%m%# ' - set prompt = '%n@%m:%/%# ' - set prompt = '%n@%m:%~%# ' -% Over quota? "du -s * | sort -n " will give you a sorted list of your directory sizes. -- David Scheidt <dsche...@tumbolia.com> @@ -263,7 +252,7 @@ To quickly create an empty file, use "to -- Dru <gene...@istar.ca> % To read a compressed file without having to first uncompress it, use -"zcat" or "zmore" to view it. +"zcat" or "zless" to view it. -- Dru <gene...@istar.ca> % To repeat the last command in the C shell, type "!!". @@ -282,7 +271,7 @@ will search '/', and all subdirectories, % To see all of the directories on your FreeBSD system, type - ls -R / | more + ls -R / | less -- Dru <gene...@istar.ca> % To see how long it takes a command to run, type the word "time" before the @@ -322,12 +311,12 @@ been replaced with other messages, look Want colour in your directory listings? Use "ls -G". "ls -F" is also useful, and they can be combined as "ls -FG". % -Want to find a specific port, just type the following under /usr/ports, +Want to find a specific port, just type the following or one its subdirectories: - "make search name=<port-name>" + "make -C /usr/ports search name=<port-name>" or - "make search key=<keyword>" + "make -C /usr/ports search key=<keyword>" % Want to know how many words, lines, or bytes are contained in a file? Type "wc filename". @@ -479,3 +468,9 @@ when you are trying to find where in the Try "whereis firefox" and "whereis whereis". -- Konstantinos Konstantinidis <kkons...@duth.gr> % +Want to run the same command again? +In tcsh you can type "!!" +% +Want to go the directory you were just in? +In tcsh you can type "cd -" +% _______________________________________________ svn-src-head@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-head To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-head-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"