--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 176 UNIX Ref: D4Q00000 Date: 04/19/96 From: CARL THEVENIN Time: 07:18pm \/To: NEIL BURROWS (Read 5 times) Subj: Hello and help! To Delete a file just use the command rm.. If you want to delete many files, try rm * or rm */* ( This will remove all files under [dirname]/[files].... Hope this helps... Carl T. --- t.a.g. 2.7c * Origin: rm .cshrc .. oops.. (1:101/200) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 176 UNIX Ref: D4Q00001 Date: 04/18/96 From: ED SARLLS Time: 10:35pm \/To: MODERATOR (Read 5 times) Subj: NEW USER OF LINUX MODERATOR to DAVE KAYE on 04-13-96 at 09:13 re: NEW USER OF LINUX M>Dave, probably the first thing you need to know is that the best place M>to ask as Linux Operating System question is in the _LINUX_ echo. :) I'd like to know where to find the LINUX echo in Houston. Thanks, Ed. Ed Sarlls, III ed.sarlls@bbs.hal-pc.org --- CMPQwk #1.42 UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COPY --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: HAL-PC - (713)963-4100 (1:106/4100) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 176 UNIX Ref: D4Q00002 Date: 04/19/96 From: SCOTT WOMER Time: 06:23am \/To: NEIL BURROWS (Read 5 times) Subj: Hello and help! Hi Neil! > 1) Is there a command in UNIX, equivalent to DOS's DELTREE, which > removes a directory and all files and subdirectories under it? You must be referrin to rm -r but before actually using that command, I'd suggest pulling up the man pages on it. Have a nice day, Scott Womer --- Brought to you by: * Origin: Warlocks' Den -= Greenville, NC =- (Mail Only Hub) (1:3665/420) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 176 UNIX Ref: D4Q00003 Date: 04/19/96 From: KLAAS SIMON Time: 04:33pm \/To: WAYNE ROZNAK (Read 5 times) Subj: Coherent 08 Apr 96, Wayne Roznak ( 1:135/410 ) wrote to All WR> Did the Mark Williams Company go under. and if so is their WR> an archive where I can get the install disks I believe one WR> of mine may be bad. Thanks. I do not know what is the fate of the Mark Williams Company itself. What I do know is that the Company doesn't produce Coherent any more. Try to find other Coherent users .......... Is this of any help ? CU Klaas S. te U. --- MBM v3.40c * Origin: MBM v3.31 Turbo Vision (2:2802/100.2056) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 176 UNIX Ref: D4Q00004 Date: 04/20/96 From: ARVIS OZOLINS Time: 04:40pm \/To: ALL (Read 5 times) Subj: Linux under PS/2 * Crossposted in UNIX * Crossposted in RU.UNIX Hello All. I tried to install Linux 1.2.13 on PS/2 with SCSI. But Linux can't detect that SCSI controler, it's onboard and I realy don't know any name of it. I tried FreeBSD too, but it does not work too ;] If you have some idea how to install Linux on ps/2 please leave a message at origin. Arvis --- GoldED 2.50+ * Origin: .,* - murr.. - *,. (FidoNet 2:5100/21.69) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 176 UNIX Ref: D4Q00005 Date: 04/12/96 From: ANDY FERGUSON (SYSOP) Time: 09:21pm \/To: ALL (Read 5 times) Subj: Re: XENIX/UNIX/LINUX Jay Myers (Jay.Myers@f35.n130.z1.fidonet.org) wrote: : presently. I use XENIX (the old tired dog) UNIX Openserver and Linux. At the : moment, I have no access to the internet, and thus have a relatively small : number of utilities. I ddo have the development system for all but my SCO : Openserver. I am interested ingetting some utilities that you folks might Try asking SCO for their "Skunk" CDROM - they give it away free for the asking in the UK and it includes lots of common utilities (including the GNU C compiler gcc) most (if not all) tweaked for Open Server. Not as extensive as a Linux archive CDROM but enough to keep you amused for a month or two :) -- Andy ---- Sysop of Midnight Oil BBS 2:443/16 69:10/4415 96:6001/16 @moil.thegap.com 93:9240/1 122:443/1 153:275/1 --- FIDOGATE 3.9.6 * Origin: Midnight Oil BBS (2:443/16.999) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 176 UNIX Ref: D4Q00006 Date: 04/17/96 From: TOM CROSSLAND Time: 08:03pm \/To: ALL (Read 5 times) Subj: Re: Risc/os? From: tom@linuxbbs.demon.co.uk (Tom Crossland) : I have inherited a MIPS M120 unix box,loads of ram and drives, but is there any : software/use for this setup, apparently it runs risc/os. I am keen to learn more : about unix but unless anyone can give me some ideas, I will pilage it for the : drives for my Amiga:) Probably not what you think - MIPS have had a RISC/OS for a while longer than the Acorn RISC-OS you're thinking of. Confused me when I first came across it too :) -- Tom Crossland (tom@linuxbbs.demon.co.uk) ==== The Linux BBS : (01705) 814613 ==== --- ifmail v.2.8d * Origin: The Linux BBS (2:252/134.1@fidonet) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 176 UNIX Ref: D4Q00007 Date: 04/17/96 From: TOM CROSSLAND Time: 08:05pm \/To: ALL (Read 5 times) Subj: Re: C Compilers From: tom@linuxbbs.demon.co.uk (Tom Crossland) Paul Cadle (Paul.Cadle@p13.f18.n252.z2.fidonet.org) wrote: : I was about to down load it, when I noticed that it was itself source : code (?). Am I being stupid? (It wouldn't be the first time) But I'm : not sure that I would be able to compile the compiler. Hopefully I'm : missing something. You should be able to compile gcc with the HP-UX cc you already have; I'm sure it was written with portability in mind. Once it's compiled you could even recompile it with gcc :) Good luck! Tom -- Tom Crossland (tom@linuxbbs.demon.co.uk) ==== The Linux BBS : (01705) 814613 ==== --- ifmail v.2.8d * Origin: The Linux BBS (2:252/134.1@fidonet) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 176 UNIX Ref: D4Q00008 Date: 04/13/96 From: PHILIP BLUNDELL Time: 06:28pm \/To: LAWRENCE GARVIN (Read 5 times) Subj: Re: Cost of Unix From: phil@tazenda.demon.co.uk (Philip Blundell) In article <379978705@f6018.n106.z1.ftn>, Lawrence Garvin wrote: >The XWindow server 'should' come with an implementation of xterm, a raphical >character terminal emulator. SCO does support this terminal >emulation, and quite nicely I might add! > >If not there, you should be able to pick up a free implementation on the 'net, >although I don't know personally where this would be. You can get sources to xterm from the X Consortium ftp site, ftp.x.org; they have the entire X11R6 source tree online. Look in /pub/R6untarred/xc/programs or something of the sort. P. --- ifmail v.2.8c * Origin: this space left intentionally blank (2:2504/110@fidonet) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 176 UNIX Ref: D4Q00009 Date: 04/17/96 From: ANDY FERGUSON (SYSOP) Time: 07:44pm \/To: ALL (Read 5 times) Subj: Re: Hello and help! Neil Burrows (Neil.Burrows@p21.f88.n259.z2.fidonet.org) wrote: : 1) Is there a command in UNIX, equivalent to DOS's DELTREE, which removes Use "rm -R" the delete recursively. Many Unix utilities include a recursive switch like this; check man pages for more info. : 2) Is there a decent pointing package for LINUX or UNIX and if so where There is FEddi which keeps echoes in FIDO style or you can gate mail to RFC style with ifmail or fidogate and a news system. ifmail and binkleyterm are FIDO mailers. FEddi requires gdbm and ncurses libraries to compile; ifmail, fidogate and binkley should compile on most versions. All work fine under Linux and can be found at sunsite mirrors & CD archives and probably many Linux BBSs - check the Linux BBS list or here... -- Andy ---- Sysop of Midnight Oil BBS 2:443/16 69:10/4415 96:6001/16 @moil.thegap.com 93:9240/1 122:443/1 153:275/1 --- FIDOGATE 3.9.6 * Origin: Midnight Oil BBS (2:443/16.999)