Console Tips

[hitest]

If you launch your terminal prompt in KDE with Konsole you can use these commands to see processes on your computer. The terminal prompt in Gnome is called Terminal I think. It's been awhile since I've used Gnome.

Type free at the prompt. That'll show how much system memory is available.

Type top at the prompt. That'll show you what applications, processes are currently running.

Type df -h at the prompt. That'll show how much hard drive space is available.

Hope that helps.

[Nerelda]

thanks hitest! I'll keep those in mind.

[hitest]

thanks hitest! I'll keep those in mind.

You're welcome

[iccaros]

man will get you instructions on almost all commands (try man man)

df -k will show you all mounted partitions

find search tool

grep find tool

| or called pipe lets you redirect a command to another

> redirect output to

>> redirect output and append to

cfdisk partition tool

which shows path of a command

emerge - Gentoo update and program install too

apt advance package manager for debian and ported to Red Hat systems.

echo put to aout put what ever follows

cat show contence to standard output

date show date and time and set date and time

calander shows a calander

yum package manager for Red Hat type systems

[hitest]

man will get you instructions on almost all commands (try man man)

df -k will show you all mounted partitions

find search tool

grep find tool

| or called pipe lets you redirect a command to another

> redirect output to

>> redirect output and append to

cfdisk partition tool

which shows path of a command

emerge - Gentoo update and program install too

apt advance package manager for debian and ported to Red Hat systems.

echo put to aout put what ever follows

cat show contence to standard output

date show date and time and set date and time

calander shows a calander

yum package manager for Red Hat type systems

Thanks, iccaros. We appreciate your assistance