Re: Command line reference
On Monday 10 October 2005 05:13 pm, Hodgins Family wrote:
> Good afternoon!
>
> > Easy, on my system there are 3312 (YMMV), just hit tab twice from the CLI
> >
> > :)
> >
> > $
> > Display all 3312 possibilities? (y or n)
>
> OK. That's good. That's a start. And yes, my mileage may vary. It is
> unlikely that I will have 3312 commands available on my system. That will
> depend on what packages I have installed (or what I might install in the
> future). I understand that.
>
> BUT, is there one site out there that a person can get at that lists ALL
> commands that are available under Debian?
As you pointed out yourself, you may not have 3312 on your system. I tried
this on several systems, with varying numbers of packages installed,
including my business server, where I have as little as possible installed
above a base install of Mepis (soon to be a Sarge minimal install), and got
something like 2300 or more.
While there are "base" commands, like ls, rm, mv, cat, and the like, trying to
get a full list would be like herding cats. You can always list the main
directories, like /bin and /usr/bin and see what files are there, then use
man to read up on them. I do something like that every now and then to
explore and find new languages and programs I never knew about.
While it's not Debian, after I set up my Father's system (running Mepis), he
found a "Unix for Dummies" book -- I think this one was a spiral or plastic
loop bound version that was a "quick reference" version -- and that has a
list of many of the more frequently used commands.
Hal
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