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From: jseymour@medar.com (James Seymour)
Subject: Re: I have a mass of a headache. Please help....
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References: <ABr4Acn0Y8@eves.freenet.kiev.ua>
Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 16:41:03 GMT
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In article <ABr4Acn0Y8@eves.freenet.kiev.ua> sergey@eves.freenet.kiev.ua writes:
>I've just set up FreeBSD on my 486 PC (before I'd been using MSDOS)
>and obtained a mass of a headache.:~-(
>Who can explain my stupid question:
>
>-What is a 'File system' from the UNIX' point of view;
>-How can I explore it in my computer like MSDOS user
>-Where can I get regular information about UNIX.
>
>My greatest thanks to all who can help.
>
>sergey@eves.freenet.kiev.ua
Rather than try to answer these questions directly, I would suggest
that you obtain, and read:
UNIX for Dummies, 2d Edition
John R. Levine and Margaret Levine Young
IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.
ISBN: 1-56884-905-2
Yes, I think this "Dummies" book is pretty good for beginners.
For reference, I've found the following to be handy...
UNIX System V Bible
Stephen Prata and Donald Martin
Howard W. Sams & Co.
The Waite Group
ISBN: 0-672-22562 (softcover)
This last is a pretty old reference, and there may be an updated
edition available--I would check on that. I still use the above
book for reference all of the time. And I realize that you're
playing with BSD UNIX, but still--many of the references in this
book will still apply.
Good Luck & Have Fun,
Jim
--
Jim Seymour | "Try moving off NT easily. You can move from
jseymour@medar.com | Solaris to HP/UX to AIX or DEC easily--
Systems & Network Administrator | relative to moving off of NT, which is like
Medar, Inc., 38700 Grand River | a Roach Motel. Once you check in, you never
Ave., Farmington Hills, MI. | check out." Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems