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@@ -56,12 +56,14 @@ You can edit or hide this menu from <GUIMenu>Options</GUIMenu>&arrow;
56<para> 56<para>
57A shell is a program that accepts input from a user, and runs commands. Each 57A shell is a program that accepts input from a user, and runs commands. Each
58"command" in the shell is actually a separate program (unless you are using a 58"command" in the shell is actually a separate program (unless you are using a
59shell like BusyBox, which makes some of the more common commands part of its own 59shell like BusyBox, which makes some of the more common commands part of its own
60program in order to save space). Shells can actually be very powerful, and many 60program in order to save space). Shells can actually be very powerful, and many
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62of them allow you to write something called "shell scripts" which are just a 64of them allow you to write something called "shell scripts" which are just a
63sequence of commands, sometimes with some flow control statements, saved to a 65sequence of commands, sometimes with some flow control statements, saved to a
64file and run each time the script is run. For the most part, the average user 66file and run each time the script is run. For the most part, the average user
65does not need to know about any of this, though. If you are running Opie on the 67does not need to know about any of this, though. If you are running Opie on the
66Familiar distribution, it is advisable to install the bash shell (ipkg install 68Familiar distribution, it is advisable to install the bash shell (ipkg install
67bash) because it offers things like tab completion, use of the backspace key, 69bash) because it offers things like tab completion, use of the backspace key,
@@ -143,13 +145,13 @@ To delete a file, run the "rm" command, and to delete a directory, run the
143argument. The rmdir command requires the directory to be empty, so if you want 145argument. The rmdir command requires the directory to be empty, so if you want
144to delete a directory that is not empty, along with all its contents, run 146to delete a directory that is not empty, along with all its contents, run
145<userinput>rm -r dir</userinput>. 147<userinput>rm -r dir</userinput>.
146</para> 148</para>
147</section> 149</section>
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149<section><title>Linking Files</title> 151<section id=symlink><title>Linking Files</title>
150<para> 152<para>
151In Linux, you can have a special file called a "symbolic link" that acts just 153In Linux, you can have a special file called a "symbolic link" that acts just
152like a copy of another file, except it takes up less space. This is convinient 154like a copy of another file, except it takes up less space. This is convinient
153if two applications are looking for the same file in two separate places, 155if two applications are looking for the same file in two separate places,
154because the file can be in both places at once, without taking up any extra 156because the file can be in both places at once, without taking up any extra
155space, and any change to one is automatically applied to the other (really, 157space, and any change to one is automatically applied to the other (really,