Joanna
Dwayne Monroe wrote:
>Joanna:
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>I need to relearn UNIX because of changes at work, and
>it sure looks like DOS is just a dumbed down version
>of UNIX with the slashes (/) reversed.
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>There's much truth to this, in a general sense; that
>is, the true pedigree of MS DOS is an OS named CP/M
>(Control Program for Microcomputers)
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><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP/M>
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>and CP/M's command interface design concepts were
>drawn from the common stream of ideas that fed into
>the creation and continued modification of UNIX.
>
>But that's a topic for another day.
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>
>As to UNIX quick guides, I suggest these:
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>Learn UNIX in 10 minutes. Version 1.2
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><http://freeengineer.org/learnUNIXin10minutes.html>
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>Wikibooks UNIX Guide
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><http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Guide_to_UNIX_commands>
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>And if you're really interested in the MS DOS story,
>check this out:
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>History of MS DOS
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><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-DOS>
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>Of course, because of your environment, you'll no
>doubt be using SOLARIS and there are some command line
>differences so you may want to try this:
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><http://www.hta-bi.bfh.ch/Resources/Computing/SunGroup/Info/QuickRef/>
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>or, my personal favorite the Universal Command Guide:
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><http://www.allcommands.com/>
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>which includes SOLARIS info.
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