everything is clear now. j El lun, 07-02-2005 a las 10:39 +0000, Paul Howarth escribió: > Julian Daich wrote: > > Thank you. It is also the reason for what I didn't find the command" > > $chmod" in any place. > > > > J > > > > El dom, 06-02-2005 a las 23:16 -0800, Charles A. Crayne escribió: > > > >>On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 08:27:09 +0200 > >>Julian Daich <julianlx@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >>:[root@localhost ~]# $chmod 664 /dev/hdc > >>:-bash: 664: command not found > >> > >>Remove the '$' from the command. > > People answering questions on mailing lists (and other online > documentation) will often give commands that need to be run. Sometimes > these instructions will show a typical shell prompt too. So, for > instance, an instruction to run the command "chmod 664 /dev/hdc" will > often be written as: > > $ chmod 664 /dev/hdc > > The "$" here is supposed to indicate the shell prompt. You might also > find people writing this as "#" to indicate a command that should be run > as the root user: > > # chmod 664 /dev/hdc > > In your case your shell prompt (for the root user) appears to be > "[root@localhost ~]#" but this will vary from system to system, which is > why the shorthand "$" or "#" is usually shown instead. > > Paul. >
