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1 | <chapter><title>Embedded Konsole</title> | 1 | <chapter><title>Embedded Konsole</title> |
2 | <para> | 2 | <para> |
3 | EmbeddedKonsole is Opie's terminal emulator. From here you can do pretty much | 3 | EmbeddedKonsole is &opie;'s terminal emulator. From here you can do pretty much |
4 | anything (since Linux is actually a command line based OS by itself). I will | 4 | anything (since Linux is actually a command line based OS by itself). I will |
5 | not go into much detail on using the linux command line, as that is covered in | 5 | not go into much detail on using the linux command line, as that is covered in |
6 | many other places (http://www.tldp.org is a good place to start, or read | 6 | many other places (http://www.tldp.org is a good place to start, or read |
7 | O'Reilly's <citation>Running Linux</citation> for a comprehensive look at Linux | 7 | O'Reilly's <citation>Running Linux</citation> for a comprehensive look at Linux |
8 | for the beginner). I will, however, give a quick overview of using a Linux | 8 | for the beginner). I will, however, give a quick overview of using a Linux |
9 | shell. | 9 | shell. |
10 | </para> | 10 | </para> |
11 | 11 | ||
12 | <section><title>Using Embedded Konsole</title> | 12 | <section><title>Using Embedded Konsole</title> |
13 | <para> | 13 | <para> |
14 | Along the top of the window is a row of menus and icons. The "Font" menu lets | 14 | Along the top of the window is a row of menus and icons. The "Font" menu lets |
15 | you select the font size that you want the console to use, while the Options | 15 | you select the font size that you want the console to use, while the Options |
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55 | <section><title>What is a Shell</title> | 55 | <section><title>What is a Shell</title> |
56 | <para> | 56 | <para> |
57 | A shell is a program that accepts input from a user, and runs commands. Each | 57 | A 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 |
59 | shell like BusyBox, which makes some of the more common commands part of its own | 59 | shell like BusyBox, which makes some of the more common commands part of its own |
60 | program in order to save space). Shells can actually be very powerful, and many | 60 | program in order to save space). Shells can actually be very powerful, and many |
61 | 61 | ||
62 | 62 | ||
63 | 63 | ||
64 | of them allow you to write something called "shell scripts" which are just a | 64 | of them allow you to write something called "shell scripts" which are just a |
65 | sequence of commands, sometimes with some flow control statements, saved to a | 65 | sequence of commands, sometimes with some flow control statements, saved to a |
66 | file and run each time the script is run. For the most part, the average user | 66 | file and run each time the script is run. For the most part, the average user |
67 | does not need to know about any of this, though. If you are running Opie on the | 67 | does not need to know about any of this, though. If you are running &opie; on the |
68 | Familiar distribution, it is advisable to install the bash shell (ipkg install | 68 | Familiar distribution, it is advisable to install the bash shell (ipkg install |
69 | bash) because it offers things like tab completion, use of the backspace key, | 69 | bash) because it offers things like tab completion, use of the backspace key, |
70 | and a command history, as well as offering a more advanced scripting languauge | 70 | and a command history, as well as offering a more advanced scripting languauge |
71 | than most other shells. | 71 | than most other shells. |
72 | </para> | 72 | </para> |
73 | </section> | 73 | </section> |
74 | 74 | ||
75 | <section><title>Running Programs</title> | 75 | <section><title>Running Programs</title> |
76 | <para> | 76 | <para> |
77 | To run a program or a command (remember, a command is just another program), you | 77 | To run a program or a command (remember, a command is just another program), you |
78 | simply type the name of the program and hit "Return" (in Linux, program names | 78 | simply type the name of the program and hit "Return" (in Linux, program names |
79 | do not have a special suffix like they do in windows, in fact the "." | 79 | do not have a special suffix like they do in windows, in fact the "." |