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By scott_R at 2003-11-27 05:48
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Using Linux can be daunting at first. There is a lot of information and power here. One of the things you'll learn quickly when working with Linux is that most of the information presented to you is for advanced users, and the trick is to sort out just enough to get by for your needs. There's little reason anyone should have to learn every command or spend an hour on every program's tutorial just to use it. Another thing to remember is that most programs share traits. For instance, 'q' exits info pages, but also exits man pages, and :q exits vi/vim (without changes to the text, :q! exits regardless). This guide is a cheat sheet in the true sense. It's intended not for the expert or even the average user. It's for the person that needs information now! For now, let's focus on info.
So, on to info:
'q' exits.
<enter> selects sections marked by :: (double colon)
'p' moves to the previous chapter.
'n' moves to the next chapter.
'u' moves up (to the table of contents of the section you're in).
For those of you new to Linux/the command line, I suggest stopping in at 'info coreutils' first. This is a list of all commands basic to Linux (and most Unix's as well). For other commands, 'info' can probably help you.
Five keys, simple enough, no?
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I tried installing texinfo but that doesn't seem to give me the program info.
or this:
http://www.icon.co.za/~psheer/book/index.html.gz