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Handling Files: the Basics
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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1) The "more" prompt:
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Text generally scrolls with the "more" system, which
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reads a page, then prompts you to read further. In Frontiers,
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the way to advance to the next page is to hit <return>.
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This will take you to the next page of text. To
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scroll backward, hit the "b" key, then <return>.
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To stop reading the file,
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hit the "q" key, and return.
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2) The file/directory structure:
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Information is stored in files. Files are organized in
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directories. Directories are organized in other directories.
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This text, for example, is in the file
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/doc/BASICS
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If you wanted to look at this file without the manual, you
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could type: more /doc/BASICS
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and you would get to read this file again.
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3) Handling files and directories:
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The /domains directory contains a bunch of other directories
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which contain more directories and files. This way of organizing
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information helps keep similar or related information together.
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To look at the contents of the /domains directory, you type:
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cd /domains
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and then type:
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ls
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The "ls" command lets you see a list of the contents of the
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directory you've specified. To go to your home directory, issue
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the "cd" command by itself, then "ls". You will then see the
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contents of your own directory. The top level directory of the
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mud is accessed through "cd /" without quotations. If you "ls"
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then, you'll see the directories in which *everything* in the
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mud is kept. You may explore from there.
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4) Common file/directory commands:
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ls - Lists your current working directory
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cd - Changes directory to whatever you specify. If there is
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a directory called joe in your current working directory,
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"cd joe" without quotations will change your current
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working directory to joe, and "ls" will list the contents
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of that directory.
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cd .. - Moves you up one directory.
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more - Displays the contents of a file. Doesn't work with
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directories. If schmoe is a file in your current working
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directory, then "more schmoe" will display the contents
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of that file. If it's a directory, you'll need to "ls".
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ed - Lets you edit the specified file, if it belongs to you.
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If in your home directory there is a file called
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workroom.c, then "ed workroom.c" will allow you to edit
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that file and change it to what you want. Read Chapter
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2 of this manual section for details on the editor.
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