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From: handyman@axxcess.net (shaun.)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: help a novice. (PART II)
Date: Mon, 01 Jul 1996 06:26:54 GMT
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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.	



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.

2.  What command do i use to access the floppy drive (a:)??

3.  Is there an online guide for the stupid?

That would be cool...

thanks,

shaun