On Wed, Sep 22, 2004 at 08:00:19PM +1000, CB wrote: > On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 12:50, Nifty Hat Mitch wrote: > > > > > Read the man page well. > > > > In some cases a different user can attach your 'screen'. There are > > times when this is good and times when this is unwanted. RTFM and > > test... > > > > I like screen lots... Enjoy... > > > > > > Thanks for the heads up. I'll do my best with the man page but it sure > is long. Well reading Linux/Unix manual pages is not always easy. If a specific part of a man page needs a magic decoder ring ask. Hint: [optional stuff] in [] brackets. something|somethingelse select one or the other ( | is or ) Most programs use the getopt library for command line input flags, see the man page for it (man -a getopt): getopt - parse command options (enhanced) Many programs understand --help Read about "BNF" (Bachus-Naur Form) if you want to garner a clue on the roots of lots of stuff. -- T o m M i t c h e l l Me, I would "Rather" Not.
