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Starting with BSDSystemsWhether you use BSD systems every day or justtweak one once in a while, a book that presents effi-cient ways to use, check, fi

SYNOPSISfind [-H | -L | -P] [-EXdsx] [-f pathname] [pathname ...] expression...The preceding command displays the first man page found for the find co

Using info DocumentsIn some cases, developers have put more complete descriptions of commands, file formats, devices, or other BSD components in the i

Most of the features described in this book will work equally well in FreeBSD, NetBSD,OpenBSD, and other BSD systems. In fact, many of the commands de

is the quickest path to getting the information you need to use your BSD system to itsfullest extent.If this sounds useful to you, please read on.Abou

If you are someone who has used Linux before, transitioning to a BSD system shouldn’tbe too hard. However, BSD systems tend to behave a bit more like

There is a larger list of BSD distributions that you can find at the DistroWatch site(http://distrowatch.com/search.php?category=BSD). Besides offerin

❑ NetBSD news (netbsd.org/changes/) — Contains the latest news aboutNetBSD. This includes ongoing lists of development changes to NetBSD.❑ Software pa

Table 1-1: Online Resources to Connect to BSD Communities (continued)Focusing on BSD CommandsThese days, many important tasks in BSD can be done from

❑ GUI is broken or not installed — If no graphical interface is available, or if theinstalled GUI isn’t working properly, you may be forced to work fr

Table 1-2: Finding CommandsIf you suspect that the command you want is not installed, you can search the portsdatabase for the package that it is in.

Using help MessagesThe -h or --help options are often used to display help messages for a command. Thefollowing example illustrates how to display hel