Some _VERY_ basic *nix documentation.

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Oops, haha, I didn't even look at the contents of the man page :Q

It's not even a (1), it's a (8)

 

[n0cmonkey]

Does Linux have the script command?

DESCRIPTION
script makes a typescript of everything printed on your terminal. It is
useful for students who need a hardcopy record of an interactive session
as proof of an assignment, as the typescript file can be printed out lat-
er with lpr(1).

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

It looks like script in debian is part of bsdutils, which I think is installed by default. I remember finding script on netbsd a while back, then looking for it on debian and finding it also had it (already installed).

 

[n0cmonkey]

I know Solaris has it (that's where I first learned about it). So I might add a quick note about script. It's really useful for documenting install processes.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Is there anything else people want to see? Keep in mind, I'm going to try and keep it as OS independant as possible, so no "How do I do this in Linux?" suggestions.

Maybe a quick vi tutorial, with a couple of the extras that helped me actually like the editor? A very general security doc? Setting up and using NFS?

 

[Sunner]

Solaris doesn't have "watch".
I think it's Linux/GNU exclusive.

 

[n0cmonkey]

You want watch on Solaris? Here:

#!/bin/sh
$2
sleep $1
$0 $1 $2

Should work. That's what I thought of when I read your description. I've written that script a million times.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

That'll spawn a TON of shell instances. exec $0 $1 $2 wouldn't, I believe. Also, I can't figure out how to make it work with commands that have arguments.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
That'll spawn a TON of shell instances. exec $0 $1 $2 wouldn't, I believe. Also, I can't figure out how to make it work with commands that have arguments.

It was a simple example. Shell scripting is one of the MANY MANY things I suck at.

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
That'll spawn a TON of shell instances. exec $0 $1 $2 wouldn't, I believe. Also, I can't figure out how to make it work with commands that have arguments.

It was a simple example. Shell scripting is one of the MANY MANY things I suck at.

Join the club

watch seems a tad more convenient

 

[Klixxer]

Originally posted by: Sunner
Solaris doesn't have "watch".
I think it's Linux/GNU exclusive.

Watch works just fine on my Solaris box

Which version are you running?

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: Klixxer

Originally posted by: Sunner
Solaris doesn't have "watch".
I think it's Linux/GNU exclusive.

Watch works just fine on my Solaris box

Which version are you running?

Tried on 7 and 9.

 

[Klixxer]

Originally posted by: Sunner

Originally posted by: Klixxer

Originally posted by: Sunner
Solaris doesn't have "watch".
I think it's Linux/GNU exclusive.

Watch works just fine on my Solaris box

Which version are you running?

Tried on 7 and 9.

I have a 7 cvs box and it works just fine on it, have you installed it?

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: Klixxer

Originally posted by: Sunner

Originally posted by: Klixxer

Originally posted by: Sunner
Solaris doesn't have "watch".
I think it's Linux/GNU exclusive.

Watch works just fine on my Solaris box

Which version are you running?

Tried on 7 and 9.

I have a 7 cvs box and it works just fine on it, have you installed it?

Most of our Solaris installations are just the usual "Everything except OEM support", mostly since the Solaris installer sucks bigtime

The ones I tested it on are, so they should include everything save for some hardware support.
Maybe it's on the companion CD?

Do you know which package it belongs to?