Re: apt-get install \ question

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Author: Austin Godber
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To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: apt-get install \ question
Michael Havens wrote:
>
> I'm looking through an openMosix tutorial ( http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/openMosix-HOWTO.html#AEN264 )
> and it directs me to:(this is what it looks like on the screen)
>
>     apt-get install kernel-source-2.4.19 kernel-package \
>             openmosix kernel-patch-openmosix

>
> My questions:
>     My kernel is 2.4.22; should I put that in place of 2.4.19?
>     What is meant by putting the backslash (\) in? I think it is a typo. Am I
>     correct in my assumption?


Yeah, you should probably put your kernel version in assuming you
actually installed your kernel from the Debian package (otherwise, if
you built the kernel yourself, the source will already be there right?).

The backslash continues that command on the next line ... and after the
backslash you hit enter ... then type the rest of that. But actually
you can just continue it all on the same line if you want. People just
usualy have to shorten their commands for presentation purposes ... and
they do so in a way that the shell will actually understand.

So, as an example

ls /home /etc

is the same as

ls /home \
    /etc


Austin
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