commands

commands

[mike coulombe]

Hi I am new to linux. 
Can someone give me some basic commands like, how to change drives. I know dos, but ofcourse the linux commands are different. 
Thhanks Mike.

Re: commands

[Kenny Hitt]

Hi.

There is no command to change drives in Linux.
>From the point of view of a user, all files exist in a single file 
system.  

The fact the prompt in Linux looks like a DOS prompt is misleading.  It
will be worth your time to find a good introduction to Linux book.
Most distros have a reference manual that explains basic concepts.
Also, you might want to look on the empowerment zone site for a Linux
newby book.

http://www.empowermentzone.com

Hope this helps.
          Kenny

On Wed, Jun 01, 2005 at 01:56:02PM -0500, mike coulombe wrote:
> Hi I am new to linux. 
> Can someone give me some basic commands like, how to change drives. I know dos, but ofcourse the linux commands are different. 
> Thhanks Mike.
> 
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Re: commands

[Janina Sajka]

There's a HOWTO at http://www.tldp.org specifically aimed at Windows/DOS
users who are new to Linux. It discusses exactly these kinds of things
and provides the reader with equivalences -- the words you know from DOS
and their Linux analogs.

Kenny Hitt writes:
> Hi.
> 
> There is no command to change drives in Linux.
> >From the point of view of a user, all files exist in a single file 
> system.  
> 
> The fact the prompt in Linux looks like a DOS prompt is misleading.  It
> will be worth your time to find a good introduction to Linux book.
> Most distros have a reference manual that explains basic concepts.
> Also, you might want to look on the empowerment zone site for a Linux
> newby book.
> 
> http://www.empowermentzone.com
> 
> Hope this helps.
>           Kenny
> 
> On Wed, Jun 01, 2005 at 01:56:02PM -0500, mike coulombe wrote:
> > Hi I am new to linux. 
> > Can someone give me some basic commands like, how to change drives. I know dos, but ofcourse the linux commands are different. 
> > Thhanks Mike.
> > 
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Off topic: Info about Artic Transport needed

[plogan]

Hi all,

      I have procured a summer job to last for three months. 
However, I cannot begin until I figure out why the dos/linux 
computer I've borrowed will not talk.  The synthesizer is a 
Transport but very different from the one I used to use.

      When I first plugged it in it gave the name and version, 
quickly became speeded up Donald Duck speech and then quit.  Now 
it won't make a sound.  I tried adding a null modemadapter to the 
serrial cable with no change.  Tried a search but found a site 
under construction which fails to deliver much of the information 
it promises.

      I kind of assume the computer itlsf and lilo are fine 
though, of course, I can't be sure.

      My Transport had only an combined off/on and volume wheel. 
This one has six keys labeled A through E with no other info 
printed on them.  Doesn't apear to be an on/off switch.  Is there 
a way to reset this device.

      If willing to help please respond off list so that I will 
not be considered a nuissance.    Thanks in advance.


Pat Logan

"You are either on the side of the oppressed or on the side of
the oppressor. You can't be neutral."
      Bishop Desmond Tutu

"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the
powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral."
                      -Paulo Freire, educator (1921-1997)

Re: Off topic: Info about Artic Transport needed

[Glenn at home]

Try simultaneously holding down the following 3 keys:
The 2 keys on either side of the space bar + the Braille #3 key (farthest to 
the left of the 6 keys).
This should turn it on/off.
Glenn
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Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 11:12 PM
Subject: Off topic: Info about Artic Transport needed


Hi all,

      I have procured a summer job to last for three months.
However, I cannot begin until I figure out why the dos/linux
computer I've borrowed will not talk.  The synthesizer is a
Transport but very different from the one I used to use.

      When I first plugged it in it gave the name and version,
quickly became speeded up Donald Duck speech and then quit.  Now
it won't make a sound.  I tried adding a null modemadapter to the
serrial cable with no change.  Tried a search but found a site
under construction which fails to deliver much of the information
it promises.

      I kind of assume the computer itlsf and lilo are fine
though, of course, I can't be sure.

      My Transport had only an combined off/on and volume wheel.
This one has six keys labeled A through E with no other info
printed on them.  Doesn't apear to be an on/off switch.  Is there
a way to reset this device.

      If willing to help please respond off list so that I will
not be considered a nuissance.    Thanks in advance.


Pat Logan

"You are either on the side of the oppressed or on the side of
the oppressor. You can't be neutral."
      Bishop Desmond Tutu

"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the
powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral."
                      -Paulo Freire, educator (1921-1997)


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