[tlug] Re: command line

[Scott Robbins <scottro@example.com>]

On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 08:31:32PM +0900, Shaw wrote:
> 
> does it blow anybody else's mind that there are people out
> there using linux who don't know what the command line is?
> 
> or have i just been trolled?

Don't think so.  

I remember Jonathan once telling someone, when you're a beginner, and
figure out how to do something, write it up for the next
beginner--because as you get more advanced, you'll forget to add 
the things that you now take for granted.

For better or worse, Linux's user base has drastically increased. I look
at some of the stuff I wrote, firstly as a reminder to myself, then
thinking it might help other beginners, a  few years ago. At that time I
would explain how to get an xterm. Now, I'll write, "At a command
prompt..." or perhaps "Type the following..."

I do find though, on some more newbie oriented lists, that one
sometimes gets the response, "How do I get to the command prompt". 
These aren't necessarily stupid or lazy people--they're simply people
who haven't yet been shown that they should first seek the answers
themselves.

Also, keep in mind that several more newbie oriented distros go to a lot
of work to keep the user from having to work with the command line.  So,
it's not all that mind boggling.  Those who want to learn, when told
that they should go research a bit on their own, are often very eager to
do so. 


Scott from NY