On Tue, Oct 17, 2006 at 12:47:29PM +0000, Jason Spiro wrote: > Hi all, > > I am looking for an interactive Bash and Vi tutorial that runs in text > mode. There is none in Apt. I looked at the first few Google hits: I > found a Java-based tutorial but it is pretty fake: if you make a > mistake, your command will not be processed. It is a mere simulation of > GNU/Linux. Vim has vimtutor but it is not as interactive as I'd like. > > I envision such a tutorial would split the screen, like GNU Screen or > Vim can. It would show instructions in the top half and show a shell in > the bottom. It would watch the commands you type (perhaps by changing > your PATH to use modified versions of the commands) and teach you ls, > cd, mkdir, cp, mv, and such. It would also teach you how to start vi, > go into insert mode, leave insert mode, and quit with :x<Enter>. > > Does such a thing exist? > > If not: If I were to make up such a thing, GPL it, and package it, and > if it were good, do you think it might get shipped with Debian? > Do you think they might put in a little plug for it for people who > type newbie commands like "help" or the DOS commands "del" or "ren" in > the Bash shell? > Hi Jason, I came upon a 'screencast' program that captures your screen and then turns it into an animated gif file (its in Debian). You could do the commands and help the movie show you typing and show the results. Then you can put them on a web page with the 'video' and a text explaining what you are watching. cheers, Kev ps. its called byzanz -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal | debian.home.pipeline.com | | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keysever: pgp.mit.edu | my NPO: cfsg.org |
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