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slackbook:shell [2012/09/11 01:13 (UTC)] – Made key commands explicit mfillpotslackbook:shell [2014/05/21 08:39 (UTC)] (current) – [File and Directory Creation and Deletion] man -> mkdir zithro
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 (short for **manual**) will bring up the included (short for **manual**) will bring up the included
 man-page for any application, system call, configuration file, or man-page for any application, system call, configuration file, or
-library you tell it too.  For example, man man+library you tell it too.  For example, **man man**
 will bring up the man-page for **//man//** itself. will bring up the man-page for **//man//** itself.
  
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 "/slack", then "/slack/foo", and finally "/slack/foo/bar".  If you "/slack", then "/slack/foo", and finally "/slack/foo/bar".  If you
 failed to use the //-p// argument, failed to use the //-p// argument,
-**//man//** would fail to create "/slack/foo/bar"+**//mkdir//** would fail to create "/slack/foo/bar"
 unless the first two already existed, as you saw in the example. unless the first two already existed, as you saw in the example.
  
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 strength. Unfortunately, achieving that greater compression is a slow strength. Unfortunately, achieving that greater compression is a slow
 and CPU-intensive process, so **//bzip2//**  and CPU-intensive process, so **//bzip2//** 
-typicall takes much longer to run than other alternatives.+typically takes much longer to run than other alternatives.
 ==== XZ / LZMA ==== ==== XZ / LZMA ====
  
  
 The latest compression utility added to Slackware is The latest compression utility added to Slackware is
-**//xz//**, which impliments the LZMA compression+**//xz//**, which implements the LZMA compression
 algorithm. This is faster than **//bzip2//** and algorithm. This is faster than **//bzip2//** and
 often compresses better as well. In fact, its blend of speed and often compresses better as well. In fact, its blend of speed and
 compression strength caused it to replace compression strength caused it to replace
 **//gzip//** as the compression scheme of choice for **//gzip//** as the compression scheme of choice for
-Slackware.  Unfortuantely, **//xz//** does not have+Slackware.  Unfortunately, **//xz//** does not have
 a man page at the time of this writing, so to view available options, a man page at the time of this writing, so to view available options,
 use the //--help// argument.  Compressing files is accomplished use the //--help// argument.  Compressing files is accomplished
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 **//more//** will display the first few lines of a **//more//** will display the first few lines of a
 text file until your screen is full, then pause.  Once you've read text file until your screen is full, then pause.  Once you've read
-through that screen, you can proceed down one line by pressing ENTER,+through that screen, you can proceed down one line by pressing <key>'ENTER'</key>,
 or an entire screen by pressing <key>'SPACE'</key>, or by a or an entire screen by pressing <key>'SPACE'</key>, or by a
 specified number of lines by typing a number and then the specified number of lines by typing a number and then the
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 </note> </note>
- 
 ==== less ==== ==== less ====
  
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 Moreover, Slackware also includes a handy little pre-processor for Moreover, Slackware also includes a handy little pre-processor for
 **//less//** called **//less//** called
-''lesspipe.sh''.  This allows a user to exectute+''lesspipe.sh''.  This allows a user to execute
 **//less//** on a number of non-text files. **//less//** on a number of non-text files.
 ''lesspipe.sh'' will generate text output from ''lesspipe.sh'' will generate text output from
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 the / key and then your search string, but notice how the search the / key and then your search string, but notice how the search
 results are highlighted for you, and typing <key>'n'</key> will results are highlighted for you, and typing <key>'n'</key> will
-take you to the next occurence of the result while+take you to the next occurrence of the result while
 <key>'N'</key> takes you to the previous occurrence. <key>'N'</key> takes you to the previous occurrence.
  
  
-Also as with **//more//**, files maybe opened+Also as with **//more//**, files may be opened
 directly in **//less//** or piped to it: directly in **//less//** or piped to it:
  
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 <code> <code>
  
-darkstar:~$  <command>less +darkstar:~$  less 
-/usr/doc/less-&#42;/README</command> +/usr/doc/less:/README 
-darkstar:~$  <command>cat +darkstar:~$  cat 
-/usr/doc/less&#42;/README +/usr/doc/less:/README 
-/usr/doc/util-linux&#42;/README | less</command>+/usr/doc/util-linux:/README | less
 </code> </code>
  
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 ====== Sources ====== ====== Sources ======
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- * Original source: [[http://www.slackbook.org/beta]] \\+  * Original source: [[http://www.slackbook.org/beta]] \\
 <!-- Authors are allowed to give credit to themselves! --> <!-- Authors are allowed to give credit to themselves! -->
- * Originally written by Alan Hicks, Chris Lumens, David Cantrell, Logan Johnson+  * Originally written by Alan Hicks, Chris Lumens, David Cantrell, Logan Johnson
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