The Basic Terminal

[mimas]

Well... I missed the F9 key.

[Taco.22]

Aargh - bloody F9!!!  I should have twigged - it's the "9PullDn" button at the bottom.  Probably the only button I didn't hit!

[melodie]

Aargh - bloody F9!!!

Don't type so hard!!

[Taco.22]

Sorry - at least I didn't use capitals !!

By the way , the command "touch" to create a file; to create ... brought to mind this -



I kind of like the image, but don't get me wrong - no religion.  Just liked the magical concept of creating.  Whimsical.

[konaexpress]

Yea, programs that rely so much on F-keys just don't fit in to my world. All new computers use the F-keys to control sound or the screen or other things.

[djohnston]

Yea, programs that rely so much on F-keys just don't fit in to my world. All new computers use the F-keys to control sound or the screen or other things.

The functions aren't determined by the computer. They are mapped to different functions by the operating system and by application programs. Here's a short explanation on the use of function keys in Windows and Mac OSX.

[patrick013]

By the way , the command "touch" to create a file; to create ... brought to mind this -

Well if I make an alias for touch called create I can  "create text.txt"
anytime, anyplace.    Shouldn't forget that.

[konaexpress]

The functions aren't determined by the computer. They are mapped to different functions by the operating system and by application programs. Here's a short explanation on the use of function keys in Windows and Mac OSX.

I understand what the keys do on a Mac, got one. The problem is when a distro is installed in VBox, the host OS will still keep control of the Fkeys so I am stuck using a mouse anyway.

The only computer I have that is Linux native is my netbook and I have to go into the BIOS to turn the Fkeys off factory settings so that I can use them in Linux, trust me on this one.

[djohnston]

The only computer I have that is Linux native is my netbook and I have to go into the BIOS to turn the Fkeys off factory settings so that I can use them in Linux, trust me on this one.

Okay, I will. 

[pdurbin]

For "back" in the terminal try this:

Code: [Sélectionner]

cd -

When you want more power, try pushd and popd.