On Monday 10 October 2005 05:13 pm, Hodgins Family wrote: > Good afternoon! > > > Easy, on my system there are 3312 (YMMV), just hit tab twice from the CLI > > > > :) > > > > $ > > Display all 3312 possibilities? (y or n) > > OK. That's good. That's a start. And yes, my mileage may vary. It is > unlikely that I will have 3312 commands available on my system. That will > depend on what packages I have installed (or what I might install in the > future). I understand that. > > BUT, is there one site out there that a person can get at that lists ALL > commands that are available under Debian?
As you pointed out yourself, you may not have 3312 on your system. I tried this on several systems, with varying numbers of packages installed, including my business server, where I have as little as possible installed above a base install of Mepis (soon to be a Sarge minimal install), and got something like 2300 or more. While there are "base" commands, like ls, rm, mv, cat, and the like, trying to get a full list would be like herding cats. You can always list the main directories, like /bin and /usr/bin and see what files are there, then use man to read up on them. I do something like that every now and then to explore and find new languages and programs I never knew about. While it's not Debian, after I set up my Father's system (running Mepis), he found a "Unix for Dummies" book -- I think this one was a spiral or plastic loop bound version that was a "quick reference" version -- and that has a list of many of the more frequently used commands. Hal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
