Subj : PING Question To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Sat Jun 29 2019 08:37:00 Hi Nancy! BM>> Fairly close. There are charts out there I have used where "copy is BM>> cp" and sometimes a quick few options (switches). Memorized the BM>> commonly used commands fairly quickly, its those options and pipe BM>> commands that get confusing! Found usually better for me to make a BM>> document (using a word processor) with examples. NB>> Makes sense... I don't often use the switches, but have learned a NB>> couple... Not sure if it was Richard's doing, or the way they came, NB>> but for most of the commands on this computer, I can pull up a listing NB>> of usages and switches... generally by [command] /? or [command] -?... NB>> I have both mv and move here, for example... ;) BM> That appears to be a built-in function. or at least the /? option. NB> Could be.... I have both DOS and *nix commands, plus some for NB> utilities that Richard wrote.... BM> Ah - I forgot the mix! NB> It's an interesting one.... ;) I usually use ls (or ls -l) NB> instead of dir, because it's the one I use most often.... :) But NB> both work here... It's when I'm on someone else's computer I have NB> to remember how hybrid my set of commands is... Yes, one reason why "in the old days" when I was selling computers tried to stay with the basic DOS and Windows commands so I could be 'fluent' when helping customers, plus they didn't have the 'special' utilities. BTW, 'dir' and both ls's work with Ubuntu 18.04. "ls -l" is also one of potential interest. BM> Was doing a little reminder-testing with the BM> Windows XP window here and so /? worked but -? didn't. NB> Yup, depends what set of commands one is using which works... :) Consistently inconsistent! :) BM>>> What sometimes doesn't help is Linux has a 'reverse search' command: BM>>> in Terminal hit ^R, start to type the command and it will pull up the BM>>> last one (entered/used previously) that matches. What was that command BM>>> with 'status' in it? ^R: s-t-a... Ah! "systemctl status BM>>> mythtv-backend"! NB>>> That worked nicely... :) BM>> Yes. :) Probably is that way only finds the last-used command of the BM>> match, On that ever-lengthening list of things to do is to find a way BM>> to bring up a list. But First! NB>> In my Genealogy Program (the Master Genealogist), there's a similar NB>> command for bringing up the last value used, or a list of the last NB>> 10... Comes in handy when one is entering info for a set of people NB>> that all lived etc in the same place.... :) BM> That can save a lot of typing, especially when they were in Scheckedy, BM> Schedtedi, ah heck! NB> Schenectady, perhaps....? Poughkeepsie comes to mind, NB> too... :) But 'Rensselaer' rrrolls off the tongue nicely! (Heck: I always thought it was "Renesslaer".) BM>> ... When baking, follow directions. When cooking, go by your own BM>> taste. NB>> Depends... when one regularly bakes the same thing, one can NB>> generally tweak some there, too... :) BM> True: last time we had this it needed a little more seasoning. NB> Or, today it's more humid, needs less liquid and/or more NB> flour.... :) It's going to be almost 100ø outside - cook a little less? ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Odd Ads -- Whirlpool Built In Oven - Frost Free! --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .