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== A little note about typographic conventions you'll see here == | |||
If you see something that looks a bit like | |||
*<code>ls -l</code> | |||
It is likely a command line. You can triple-click it, then copy & paste it directly into a terminal. | |||
If there is a part that's '''ALL-CAPS & BOLD''', this is a part of the command line you'll probably need to edit for your particular usage. | |||
i.e.: | |||
*<code>cp '''FOO.BAR''' '''FOO.BAR'''.bak</code> | |||
Sometimes, there'll be whole scripts to paste into a file on your machine. (I like [[HowTo -_vi{{!}}vi]] as an editor, but use whatever editor you like.) When a script is posted, it'll be formatted like this: | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="sh" line="1"> | |||
# This is a rather silly little bash script... | |||
echo "This script is silly." | |||
echo "It doesn't do much." | |||
echo | |||
echo "In fact, it just tells you it's silly..." | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
Just copy the whole thing & paste it into your editor in a terminal... | |||
Revision as of 12:54, 19 October 2022
A little note about typographic conventions you'll see here
If you see something that looks a bit like
ls -l
It is likely a command line. You can triple-click it, then copy & paste it directly into a terminal.
If there is a part that's ALL-CAPS & BOLD, this is a part of the command line you'll probably need to edit for your particular usage.
i.e.:
cp FOO.BAR FOO.BAR.bak
Sometimes, there'll be whole scripts to paste into a file on your machine. (I like vi as an editor, but use whatever editor you like.) When a script is posted, it'll be formatted like this:
# This is a rather silly little bash script...
echo "This script is silly."
echo "It doesn't do much."
echo
echo "In fact, it just tells you it's silly..."
Just copy the whole thing & paste it into your editor in a terminal...