Command Line

[Redeemed]

Man i'm at this site http://linuxcommand.org/ its like a command line for dummies...i've learned alot from it..and i never knew how powerful command line is. its pretty sweet...def worth checkin out if your new to command line like me!

[deate]

Man i'm at this site http://linuxcommand.org/ its like a command line for dummies...i've learned alot from it..and i never knew how powerful command line is. its pretty sweet...def worth checkin out if your new to command line like me!

Thanks for the input...now I make the following suggestion for you, check out the "Quick Links section" also, you'll find a ton more great sites to help guide you!

[Redeemed]

sweet will do....lookin forward to learning the guts of linux!!

[LeadFingers]

One of the cool things about Ultimate Edition is you don't have to use the terminal or Command line, but you can if you want.
As you get more comfortable with Linux you will realize how much quicker & easier you can do things by using the terminal.
When I first started using Linux I kept a list of the useful commands.
Although it's grown it's pretty basic.


Basic -Bash Commands

To do anything as root ......... sudo rest_of_the_command

To remove a file................ rm filename

To remove Directory .......... rm -R directory_name

o create a directory............ mkdir directory_name

to create a file ................. touch file_name

to rename a file................ mv old_name new_name

To mount CD ................... mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom0

o unmount CD.................. umount /dev/cdrom

to copy CD files ................ cp /media/cdrom0/* /directory_name/directory_name

to copy a problem file......... cp -R

to UnTar a file ................. tar zxf filename.tar.gz

to make & install.............. make; make install (best done in 2 steps)

To restart GUI ................. sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart (or Ctrl + Alt + Backspace)

To stop GUI..................... sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

To start GUI .................... sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start

To drop out of "X".............. sudo /etc/init.d/xdm stop

To kill all gdm .................. sudo killall gdm

To edit a file ................... sudo nano /address/to/be_edited

To reconfigure xorg.conf...... dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

. . . . .With high switch ....... dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

To edit a file..................... sudo gedit filename (from inside dir contaning file)

To verify glx .................... glxinfo

To Verify fglrx................... fglrxinfo

To check dri ..................... glxinfo | grep direct

To backup Grub.................. sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst_backup

To backup xorg.conf ............ sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.911

To find the ip of a device....... /sbin/ifconfig

To find Architecture ............. uname -m (this will tell you 32bit or 64bit)

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To change hardware parameters... sudo gedit /etc/hdparm.conf

To edit xorg .......................... sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

to edit Grub menu.1st............... sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

To edit repos ......................... sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

To Edit Host Name ................. sudo gedit /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf



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to mount a USB harddrive:
mount -t (file sys type) /dev/sda(whatever number) /media/mountpoint

to permenently mount: edit fstab
/dev/sda(whatever) /media/mountpoint (file sys type) iocharset=utf8,umask=000"
( where iocharset.... in fstab after fils sys type)

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Envy section

To uninstalled all drivers installed by Envy.... sudo envyng --uninstall-all

To start envy from a terminal.................. sudo envyng -t

To start envy in Gnome......................... sudo envyng -g


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Compiz issues
................................................. metacity --replace

To restart compiz ............................ compiz --replace
(tip from DaddyX3, solves most issues)

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Not Bash commands
************************************KeyRings********************************************
(To be run from the desktop)

To run a program in Ultimate Edition........ Alt + F2

To kill gdm ...................... Ctrl + Alt + F12

To restart gdm................... Ctrl + Alt + F7

To restart X ...................... Ctrl + Alt + Backspace

(To be run while booting)
To stop a hang @ filecheck..... Enter (then) Ctrl + D

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