[plug] more basic linux stuff

[Shayne O'Neill]

nothing wrong with newbie questions. Its how we all learn :)

Ok. programs tend to be all stuffed in a directory called /usr/bin
but you dont have to go there to type it in.

your system has a variable called ´path´ that points to this and a couple
of other directories , so you can type it anywhere and it knows what to
do.

if it doesnt work, it means it aint installed :)

also, theres plenty of good stuff in these directories

/usr/share <-- its a bit like the Program Files directory in windows,
except the binaries are in the /usr/bin (kinda)

/usr/share/doc <-- lots of lots of documentation. This is the good stuff.

/etc/ <-- where pretty much all the config files are.

and your best friend from now on;-
man (name of the program)

brings up manual pages in lovely terse geek speak.

Shayne,.

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On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Paul Stone wrote:

> hey,
>
> sorry for the newbie questions, but where are the program directorys in
> linux? eg.. if i wanted to goto the "mysql" directory and type "mysql" to do
> some work, where would i find it? and is there a way to configure ftpd?? I
> did the apt-get install ftpd thing but im not sure if its running ( I tried
> ftp'ing to localhost but it didnt work )
>
> cheers
>
> Paul
>
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