[CLUE-Tech] apache DocumentRoot

Cyberclops Cyberclops at hawaii.rr.com
Fri Mar 23 17:08:14 MST 2001


Thanks, I'll check it out.

Jim Ockers wrote:
> 
> > A difference of opinion creates the market palace.
> 
> The cathedral (palace) and the bazaar, eh?
> 
> If you find yourself uncomfortable in the Linux command-line
> environment, may I suggest that you read a Most Excellent book
> I have found for introducing the reader to the awesome power of
> being only one step (a few keystrokes, actually) from a program-
> ming environment,  where one can write programs that do very
> useful things in a very short amount of time:
> 
> "The UNIX Programming Environment" by Brian Kernighan and Rob Pike.
> 
> This book goes all the way from a very basic introduction to the
> UNIX operating environment and how it works, to a basic introduction
> of the shell, to an in-depth look at how to get very useful things
> done with a minimum of work and time spent on it by using the
> very powerful programming tools that come built-in to the shell
> and the UNIX environment.
> 
> A poorly designed GUI is hell, but so is a poorly designed CLI
> (COMMAND.COM anyone?).  UNIX benefits from a very well-designed
> CLI (the shells), and with a little bit of training and the
> willingness to learn, you can do great things in a CLI that are,
> in some cases, not even possible in a GUI.
> 
> If you are interested in learning how the Linux shell CLI works
> and how to use it, I recommend this book.  If you are unable or
> unwilling to learn about it, or just aren't interested, then
> don't waste your $$.  My copy cost me about $30 I think, but it's
> been several years since I bought it.  I believe it is still in
> print.  You should be able to get it from Softpro, Fatbrain, bn.com,
> amazon, etc.
> 
> > Grant Johnson wrote:
> > >
> > > Cyberclops wrote:
> > > >
> > > > This is one of the reasons why the /cli/suks/imo
> > > Actually, this is why the cli is great.
> 
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