David G. Miller (aka DaveAtFraud) wrote:
craigwhite@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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pardon the html...trying to keep long line together...
stick this in a google search
"rmdir when directory is not empty"
site:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/
Craig
Thanks Craig. I didn't know that Google trick.
My $.02 on the main topic of this thread. Requests for assistance should:
1) Have a clear concise statement of the problem as the subject.
2) Should start off with a re-statement of what the problem is that
expands on the subject.
3) If necessary, include the steps the poster has already taken or other
pertinent information.
This tends to allow verbose posts to get answered since people who have
some idea of the solution can understand the problem without having to
wade through a lot of material. My time is limited (and I'm guessing so
is everybody else) so I like to be able to *quickly* determine whether I
can help with a particular problem or not.
All sound advice.
It would, I guess, be too much to ask responders to seek clarification
instead of guessing that the problem is. Often, I think a Q is the only
sensible reply, and I see others assuming they know what the OP means by
"my computer won't boot," or some other vague description of a problem.
It would be nice if the Fedora web site were to have an easy to find
"getting help" section that, besides pointing to this list, also
included some hints such as the above for searching and maybe even some
basic stuff like using "man -k" and other tools such as grep to RTFM
successfully.
an introduction to the info command too! I've been using Linux for eight
years or so and I still detest that command, mostly because I don't
understand the UI, it seems arcane, different from everything else....
pinfo is better, but not always part of the install set.
Mostly
$_ info info | less
works.
But also, a guide to asking questions that will attract good answers.
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John
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