1. BSD

for all you unix/linux interested heres an online book for free that covers the basics of BSD SysV Unix commands and applications . giving the average linux user a perspective on the differences in context of the two operating systems and for BSD users covers material as a refernce guide. ... (0 Replies)

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I use GNU (parted)set to change boot flags when doing multibooting. Alas, FreeBSD does not have GNU parted, out of the box. Is there a way to set/remove flags quickly and easily from the command line in BSD? I'm still learning all the 'unique' BSD utilities. (7 Replies)

3. Linux

Dear all, This should be simple but I cannot figure it out despite reading all the man pages. Could someone please help me translate this code (GNU date) to one that can be read by BSD date?: myDate=$(date -d "$h -$l days" +%Y/%m/%d), where h is a variable of the form DD/MM/YYYY, and l is... (3 Replies)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

Firstly, I would like to apologize if this is not the appropriate sub-forum to post about GNU/BSD makefile scripting. Though my code is in C++, because I am focusing on the makefile I thought it would go better in shell scripting. Please correct me if I am wrong. Secondly, I am not interested in... (0 Replies)