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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Ms dork needs to learn unix in 4 days! M.I.? Post 37501 by Dalma on Thursday 19th of June 2003 04:55:42 PM
Old 06-19-2003
Ms dork needs to learn unix in 4 days! M.I.?

Hi guys,

I've never seen or worked with unix. Always used microsoft products, from win nt 3.5 to win xp pro.

I have a problem, I have to learn unix in 4 days Smilie! I am serious, for my new job I have to learn the basics of unix, so I don't look like a complete dork out there.

The only hardware piece I have atm, is my Dell notebook p4 1.6 with 384 mb ram and 20 gig harddrive. I have windows xp pro installed, 2 partitions both formatted ntfs.

I am not sure what unix os to use, but I was thinking of freebsd.

I have a few questions, as this is completely new to me:

- is freebsd a good choice (I would like both gui and raw command stuff, something I can download for free)
- can I install unix os next to windows xp pro, if yes does it work on the second partition also formatted with ntfs. If no, what do you suggest I should do.
- anything else I forgot.

Any help appreciated !


Thanks in advance!


Dalma
 

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learn(1)						      General Commands Manual							  learn(1)

NAME
learn - Provides computer-aided instruction for the C shell SYNOPSIS
learn [-directory] [subject] [lesson] The learn command provides computer-aided instruction courses and practice in the use of Tru64 UNIX. OPTIONS
Allows you to exercise a script in a nonstandard place. DESCRIPTION
To get started, enter learn; if this is the first time that you are invoking the learn command, you are guided through a series of ques- tions to determine what type of instruction you want to receive. If you have used learn before and left your last session without completing a subject, the program uses information in $HOME/.learnrc to start you up in the same place you left off. To bypass questions, enter a subject or lesson. In order to enter a lesson, you must know the lesson number that you received in a previ- ous learn command session. If you do not know the lesson number, enter the lesson number as a subject. The learn command searches for the first lesson containing the subject you specified. If the lesson is a - (dash), learn prompts for each lesson; this is useful for debug- ging. You can specify the following subjects: files editor vi morefiles macros eqn C SUBCOMMANDS
There are a few special commands. The bye command terminates a learn session, and the where command tells you of your progress (where m tells you more.) The again command redisplays the text of the lesson and again lesson lets you review lesson. The hint command prints the last part of the lesson script used to evaluate a response, while hint m prints the entire lesson script. This is useful for debugging lessons and might possibly give you an idea about what is expected. EXAMPLES
To take the online lesson about files, enter: learn files You are then prompted for further input. FILES
Playpen directories. Start-up information. SEE ALSO
Commands: csh(1), ex(1) learn(1)
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