Ed,

I think that could be quite helpful, especially to people like me, because 
though I've been using Linux for years now, I tend to avoid the things I 
don't know how to do (like setting up CUPS, which I still haven't done.)  I  
know there are a lot of "how to's" scattered across the web, and that the 
Linux Documentation Project is a great resource.  But sometimes it feels like 
I'm searching for the proverbial needle in a haystack.  Another thing that 
would be very helpful (and I wish I had time to work on it now; maybe next 
month :-))  would be a kind of meta-faq or glossary that would help newbies 
find the right resources on the web.  One of the hardest things (for me 
anyway) with approaching a new body of knowledge is learning its lingo.  One 
example:  years ago I picked up an SQL manual and immediately wondered, 
"where are all the read and write commands?"  It took me a while to figure 
out that "select" was one of the most powerful things you could do.

Vaughn

On Friday 11 June 2004 10:43, you wrote:
>      I have something for the PLUG Website that should be of interest to
> newbies and possbly even old-farts such as myself. For some years I've
> slowly accumulated a list of notes on doing various things in Linux. I
> think of it as my personal "big dummy" list -- it's how to do various
> things that I don't do often enough to memorize. Some of the things go in
> categories (setting up CUPS, printers and printing files in various ways)
> and some things end up in a "one-liners list" of simple, one-line commands
> for various purposes. Some are entries gleaned from this mailing list, by
> the way. (Thank you!) I'm looking for a "good place" on the PLUG website
> but the content crosses the boundary between FAQ (or more likely, "Not So
> FAQ But Wish I Had") and something in the Downloads which, unfortunately,
> ends up somewhat buried and hidden.
>      Where do you think it should go?
>      Here's a brief sampling:
>
> Abbreviated version
> EdskiHowTo.txt: How To Do Things I Sometimes Forget How To Do
> No warranty, no guarantees, etc...
> Indeed, if you blindly follow the instructions herein, you will almost
> certainly destroy your system. Have Fun!
>
> Add edski (me) to sudo database
> 	As root, edit /etc/sudoers (should be one there already)
> 	After the line about root, add a new line (with no leading whitespace):
> 		edski	ALL=(ALL)	NOPASSWD: ALL
>
> vi Tricks
> 	ma		# "Mark" the current line as "a"
> 	'a		# Go to mark "a"
>
> 	:'a,. !sort	# Alpha-sort the lines between mark "a" and "." (here)
>
> Allow anyone to mount the first USB storage device (such as a digital
> camera) As root
> 		mkdir /mnt/usb
> 		Edit /etc/fstab: add the following (but no leading whitespace)
> 		/dev/sda1	/mnt/usb	vfat	noauto,user	0 0
> 	Then, as a normal user
> 		Ready the USB storage device
> 		[Put the camera into playback (not record) mode]
> 		[Maybe wait several seconds before attempting the mount?]
> 		[fdisk -l /dev/sda1 # (May be helpful?)]
> 		mount /dev/sda1 # OR mount /mnt/usb
> 		find /mnt/usb -print # See what's there
> 		... whatever (such as "cp /mnt/usb/... elsewhere"
> 		umount /dev/sda1 # OR umount /mnt/usb
>
> Various single-Line Commands
> 	INDEX=22; sed -n "${INDEX}p" filename	# Print one line from a file
> 	fdisk -l /dev/hda # (May be informative)
> 	pushd .; cd elsewhere; do some stuff; popd # go back, can be multi-line
> 	( cd elsehwere; do some stuff ) # Equivalent, must be done as one line
> 	fuser filename	# Show PIDs having filename open
> 	fuser -k filename # Kill processes having filename open
> 	fuser -k /dev/dsp # Kill processes using sound card
> 	ps xaf # Show all processes with parentage
> 	find BB PT -print | zip music -@ # Create music.zip for a Windows system
> 	a2ps -1 file	 # Print file (1-up)
> 	a2ps -4 file	 # 4-up print file (text, postscript, PDF, whatever!)
> 	a2ps --portrait --columns=1 filelist # 1-up print lots of files
> 	a2ps --delegate=off file # Print plain ASCII regardless of content/name
>
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