Re: Looking for trouble.
Hans van den Boogert wrote:
>1) What is an easy way to go to the previous directory, e.g. I am in
>/usr/bin and want to go to /usr?
To go to the parent directory:
cd ..
To go to the directory you were in last:
cd ~-
>2) With the base system installed I can't open man pages, that is, when
>typing "man ls" for example, the system returns with "command not found."
>In /bin and /sbin I also can't see any man-binary. There are man pages
>stored, but in .gz format. Is it normal that the man command is not
>installed? How to open/read .gz files.
man is not part of the base system, which has to fit on a few floppies;
install man-db
>3) I tried to create some scripts, very simple ones, but they refuse to
>run, or the system says "command not found." Example:
>
>#! /bin/bash
>#
>echo The time and date is..
>date
>
>Saved as "telltime," then mode changed with chmod -v u+x telltime. With cat
>I can still see the contents of the file as plain text. Is this normal?
>As said, when executing "telltime" the system returns "command not found."
>I know that you have to watch the path, but even when I put this script in
>/ or /bin it still won't run, while installed commands like "date" do run
>from almost every directory. What do I do wrong?
On the face of it you are doing the right thing, and it ought to run from
/bin, if your path is normal. To see what your path is, type `echo $PATH'.
The normal place to put home-grown commands is /usr/local/bin, or ~/bin (~/
is your own home directory). These directories should be in your path.
The command `type' will tell you where the system thinks a command is:
$ type telltime
telltime is hashed (./telltime)
$ type ar
ar is /usr/bin/ar
Sometimes you may find that the system is looking at a file you weren't
expecting.
>4) Any hints to where to find some in dept Debian specific FAQs? I know
>there is a lot around, and believe me I've been reading, but most
>tutorials/FAQs assume that the system is running smoothly and hardly deal
>with problem solving.
You want the Debian Tutorial: links from documentation on www.debian.org
--
Oliver Elphick Oliver.Elphick@lfix.co.uk
Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver
PGP key from public servers; key ID 32B8FAA1
========================================
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not
of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works,
lest any man should boast." Ephesians 2:8,9
Reply to: