[LBo] Displaying Directories

[David Roseman]

sorry for being picky, but in this line

If you see this .tar.bz2 file, you need to extract it using "tar xvfj
whatever-filename.tar.bz2"

the command should be tar -xvfj <filename>

Dave

On 14/07/07, pip wicke <pipwicke at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hello Stefan
> Just to say thanks for the prompt and helpful reply. Will let you know if
> i was successful.
>
> Stefan Waidele <St.Waidele at LinuxBasics.org> wrote: pip wicke schrieb:
> > Hello everyone! This is my very first post. I just hope that you
> > don't think it too stupid. Well here goes!
>
> People who manage to subscribe and post cannot be stupid :)
>
>
> I do not have Mandriva installed, so I can only give you general
> instructions, which will work in any linux-distribution
>
> I will do so in a terminal-window (aka "the command line"). So open one
> of these "xterm", "konsole", "gnome-terminal" or anything that let's you
> type in commands via keyboard. (If all fails, press alt-f2 and type
> "xterm")
>
> In order to LiSt the directory content, you need the "ls" command. Try
> it out: Type "ls" and press the return/enter key. You see what you have
> inside the current directory. If your .tar.bz2 file is not in this
> directory, you need to change the Current Directory, using the "cd"
> command, e.g. "cd Downloads"
>
> > I am trying to install the latest version of Skype 1.4 onto my
> > computer. The file which is in the .tar.bz2 format
>
> If you see this .tar.bz2 file, you need to extract it using "tar xvfj
> whatever-filename.tar.bz2"
>
> Chances are, the contents is extracted into a new directory into which
> you can "cd" into.
>
> > and in order that
> > it will function properly i will have to move certain files and place
> > them in other directories.
>
> "mv" is the command to MoVe stuff around. "mv this-file that-dircetory/"
> moves this-file into that-directory. Try hitting the tab-key after you
> typed some characters of the filename. If possible, the
> commandline-shell will automatically complete it for you. Saves a lot of
> typing and typos :)
>
> > So would someone take pity on this old
> > n00b and tell him how he can display all the directories in the Linux
> > "Mandriva" file system.
>
> If the "tree" command is installed, typing "tree -d / | less" will
> display the whole directory tree. Although I doubt that this is what you
> want, you can page through it using the cursor-keys and exit the whole
> thing by pressing "q".
>
> Stefan
>
>
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