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Can i use the same codes (DOS) in the terminal.

Like:

dir
cd..
cd folder
dir/w
enz enz

Ok, now an other problem.

I uploaded a tar.gz file in the Desktop directory.
I want to extract the files.

I go to the terminal, go to the desktop directory, with: cd Desktop

then I type: tar zxf *filename*.tar.gz

then this comes on screen:

Err filename.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such a file or directory
Err Error is not recoverable:......
Err Child returned status 2
Err Error exit delayed from previous.................


and so on



WHAT AM I DOING WRONG? PLEASE HELP!

(running on xbox btw) (gentoox)

dir, cd .. and cd /folder/folder/folder all work in a similar way to the way they do in DOS. Type man cd or man <command> to get the full range of switches and other help.

I usually untar a file with tar -zxvf <filename>.tar.gz.

dir = ls
cd.. is the same
cd folder is the same
dir /W = ls -m (I think)
enz enz = I have no idea what that is

To untar that file do:

tar xzvf <file>

<EDIT> Somebody beat me to it!</EDIT>

(enz was dutch for etc. sorry)

Ok, but i says that he can't find the files

:(

what now?

Ok, I just discovered that I was in the wrong directory ;P

The file is in Home/Gentoox

So, how do i get there?!?

And I cant FTP the file to the directory where im now in (/root/desktop)

cd /Home/Gentoox

I think you mean you don't know how to copy the file, not FTP it. If so, use the 'cp' command:
Similarly, use 'mv' to move it.

And read this course. Or any other you'll like as the only way to get things done right is to :study: :study: :study:

If you're used to DOS commands you can make aliases for them and put them in a .bashrc or .bash_profile

Sorry, I don't get that, im just a Noob



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Just one thing


What is the code for a folder up?
I tried "cd.."

but that won't work

For going up one level in the direcotry structure the command is 'cd ..' Mind the space between the letter 'd' and the first dot.

Regarding aliases: in your home folder you should have a file named '.bashrc' which holds the settings for some of the behaviours of your console. If you'd add in it a line like: then, when you attempt to delete a file, you will be prompted for confirmation.
In fact, aliases allow you to specify by default some parameters for certain commands.

geez, F*ck*ing spaces...

:P It works fine now

I untarred some files. But now is my next problem:

On screen is: (without the dots)

xbox ttt-0.9.2 ls

AUTHORS................................config.log
COPYING................................config.status(green)
ChangeLog................................confis.sub(green)
INSTALL................................configure(green)
Makefile................................configure.in
Makefile.am................................install-sh(green)
Makefile.in................................libtool(green)
NEWS................................ ltconfig(green)
README................................ltmain.sh
acconfig.h................................missing(green)
aclocal.m4 ................................mkinstalldirs(green)
config.cache................................src(blue)
config.guess(green)................................stamp-h
config.h................................stamp-h.in
config.h.in

xbox ttt-0.9.2



The command i made before:

tar zxf ttt-0.9.2.tar.gz
cd ttt-0.9.2
./configure
make
make install

Above was the result


So, (it is a game) HOW DO I RUN THE GAME NOW?

It must be said that you should read the INSTALL and README files while they're provided. Looks like the program has itself installed elsewhere, probably in /usr/share or /usr/share/games. What's the eaxct name of the program? Issue that name at the command prompt and see if something happens.

In the readme file is the following:

INSTALLATION
------------

First run `make depend'. Then, compile with `make' (or, to compile
with MPI, run `make MPI=1' or uncomment the line `MPI = 1' in the
Makefile). I've tested ttt with Linux (x86) and Solaris (sparc). It
should work on any UNIX platform, though.


So when I type: make depend
He says an Error
The game is TicTacToe ( :P )

In the Install file is nothing.

What error do you get? Maybe it requires some library you don't have (yet I'd doubt for a tictactoe game).