From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.clearsail.net ([207.252.227.3]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16KpTp-00042I-00 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2001 18:35:01 -0500 Received: from reinhard3 (29-163.clearsail.net [216.148.163.29]) by mail.clearsail.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id RAA18768 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2001 17:27:47 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <000301c1918a$a9332420$d5fafea9@reinhard3> From: "Reinhard Stebner" To: References: Subject: Re: speakup 1.0 and slackware 8.0 Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 10:45:14 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Reinhard Stebner" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Thank you so much for your help Chuck. I will give that a try the next time I log in to Unix/Linux. I am looking forward to getting my box up. I am going to have to wait a few more days before I can get my feet web so to say. The box I am going to install Linux on is at school and I am home for Christmas brake. Once I get the os up, I am going to need help on how to configure my network card. Bye for now are the square brackets these [] ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Hallenbeck" To: Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 6:24 AM Subject: Re: speakup 1.0 and slackware 8.0 > Hi Reinhard - > > On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Reinhard Stebner wrote: > > > regarding the man page, I do not understand how the screen is set up with > > all of the [] {} and <>. This is why I wanted someone to explain how the > > page is set up for me with man. > > > > All those funny punctuation marks you mention will appear on the > line or lines called "synopsis", which is a summary of all the > possible formats for the particular command. Basically anything > enclosed in square brackets is optional - you can omit it if you > wish. If an item is followed by ellipses (several dots) you can > repeat it as often as you like. Items separated by the vertical > bar (|) are alternatives - you choose one or the other of them. > When a command talks about "options" it is essentially what DOS > calls "switches" except you do not use the slash as the leading > character, you use the dash instead. > > When you use the "man" command you are automatically placed in > the "less" pager and can page through a command description with > all the standard commands supported by less. The space bar pages > forward by a full screenful, and the letter "q" exits the pager. > Want more? Type "man less". > > Want to save a command description to a file? Use "redirection" > to a filename you choose. For instance: > > man less > less.man > > The file "less.man" is your own creation and contains a plain > text copy of the info on "less". > > HTH - Chuck > > > > Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh > The Moon is Full > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >