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| Thread ID: 44445 | 2004-04-19 09:22:00 | linux directory OBVUIOUSLY n00bie question | sam m (517) | Press F1 |
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| 230488 | 2004-04-19 09:22:00 | Can someone tell me how to make a *ahem* directory :8} I thought I had done it by going to the file manager and navigating to the current directory eg /home/(username) and then by creating a new folder there eg fax I would have created a new directory called /home/(username)/fax is this correct? |
sam m (517) | ||
| 230489 | 2004-04-19 09:25:00 | and i cant spell *OBVIOUSLY* | sam m (517) | ||
| 230490 | 2004-04-19 09:27:00 | Your reasoning looks fine. Also from the command shell: mkdir /home/(username)/fax will do the job. |
JohnD (509) | ||
| 230491 | 2004-04-19 09:29:00 | Most likely correct :) Another way is to use the terminal window and cd /home/sam/ to the directory and then md fax which does the same thing :D |
Gorela (901) | ||
| 230492 | 2004-04-19 09:33:00 | Thanks John In that case the problem is something else, cheers and no doubt you will hear from me soon with another n00bie question. Can someone direct me to a linux support site that talks in kindergarten language, I want to start at ground zero. cheers |
sam m (517) | ||
| 230493 | 2004-04-19 09:43:00 | Could try The Rute: www.icon.co.za But the best solution for a newbie I think is to buy a book with a distribution included and work through the chapters - see your local book reseller. |
JohnD (509) | ||
| 230494 | 2004-04-20 01:55:00 | Or the easiest way to get to your home directory: cd :D (just the cd ... no dots,no names). the tilde ("~") has its merits too,esepcially when you're being root. "cd ~fred" will get you to /home/fred. md? Might not work ... that's a DOS abbreviation for mkdir. Unless there's an alias to make "md" work, it won't.;-) |
Graham L (2) | ||
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