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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.eng.convex.com!newshost.convex.com!newsgate.duke.edu!news.mathworks.com!nntp.primenet.com!news1.best.com!nntp1.best.com!kenobi.vip.best.com!obiwan From: Obi-Wan Kenobi <obiwan@mail.best.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: help a novice. (PART II) Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 22:43:49 -0700 Organization: Best Internet Communications Lines: 61 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960630224226.1069A-100000@kenobi.vip.best.com> References: <31d76f64.6864854@news.axxcess.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: kenobi.vip.best.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Sender: obiwan@kenobi.vip.best.com In-Reply-To: <31d76f64.6864854@news.axxcess.net> On Mon, 1 Jul 1996, shaun. wrote: > A few more questions: > > 1a. How do I access the floppy drive?? > 2a. When I type in...fdformat(1) or another command that uses the > ()'s, it say "Badly placed ()'s", where do i place them? > > thanks, > > shaun. You don't use the (), just fdformat...I would advise consulting the man pages...quite helpful > > > > Okay, as the subject says, i know very little about UNIX, but i am > learning, so if you could answer the below stupid questions, i would > be enormously appreciative: > > > 1. How do I change the permissions? I am the administrator, but i > can not even make a directory, nor download a file. > w00-h00, time for the man pages again :-) 'man chmod' Making a directory is 'mkdir newdir' downloading, well, use ftp <host> or ncftp <host> Short list of commands and DOS counterparts Unix DOS mkdir md rmdir rd cp copy mv move or rename rm del / erase ls dir rm -r deltree (removing a dir with stuff in it) That should get you going.... > 2. What command do i use to access the floppy drive (a:)?? > check out fdformat and mount > 3. Is there an online guide for the stupid? > > That would be cool... man pages...again...if you can get on the web, http://www.freebsd.org has an online handbook, a FAQ, and the man pages online.... Obi-Wan -- http://pobox.com/~kenobi #Shadowrun Homepage http://pobox.com/~kenobi/SR/