Subj : PING Question To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Tue Aug 13 2019 10:24:00 Hi Nancy! 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... BM> Yes, one reason why "in the old days" when I was selling BM> computers tried to stay with the basic DOS and Windows commands so I BM> could be 'fluent' when helping customers, plus they didn't have the BM> 'special' utilities. BTW, 'dir' and both ls's work with Ubuntu 18.04. BM> "ls -l" is also one of potential interest. NB> That's just ls with a switch... :) And gives essentially the NB> same info as dir... :) ls and dir do appear to give the same information, just ls displays with colour coding and dir seems to be only in monochrome. And yes, I'm allowing a little wiggle room as seems like should be more to the differences between the two commands than just colour. Maybe some day I'll check further, or find out some way. 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... :) BM> Consistently inconsistent! :) NB> Or something like that.... Vaguely in that general direction, anyway! 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, too... :) BM> But 'Rensselaer' rrrolls off the tongue nicely! (Heck: I always BM> thought it was "Renesslaer".) NB> And another instance of similar names across NYS, there's also a NB> Rensselaer Falls near where I am as I type.... here in St. NB> Lawrence County.... :) Obviously popular name! 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.... :) BM> It's going to be almost 100ø outside - cook a little less? NB> Don't use the oven, anyway... So probably no baking... We occasionally cheat a little and use the second oven in the basement to avoid heating up the house. Does heat up the basement some but not as much as using the one in the kitchen would heat up the house. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Counterfeiters: Workers who put together kitchen cabinets --- 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) .