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--- finding_help [2023/01/17 04:44] – [Account Management Commands] hc9
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 ===== The Definitive Guide to RTFMing =====
 The easiest and most comprehensive way of getting help is reading the manpage. You've probably heard RTFM (Read The Fscking Manual) somewhere throughout your computer use, well, this is that Manual. Manpages are the standard form of documentation for every UNIX. Learn to use them. Learn to love them.
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 <code>% man -k editor</code>
-A list of commands with the keyword "editor" in their descriptions will be presented on the screen.
+A list of commands with the keyword “editor” in their descriptions will be presented on the screen.
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 |**faq**|A collection of frequently asked questions. After starting the FAQ reader, type 'g ' to enter a topic, 'l' to list the questions in the topic, and 't ' to read the FAQ. You can also view [[https://sdf.org/index.cgi?faq|an HTML version of the FAQ]] on the SDF website.|
 |**helpdesk**|If you cannot find your answer in the man pages, help, faq, or googling post a question to the helpdesk and a friendly member of the community will answer your question. Any member with ARPA status can login as an attendent to answer questions. Please note: in helpdesk you should only post questions directly related to SDF's systems, but not about general UNIX, programming or gardening - these belong to the bboard!|
-|**[[bboard]]**|To enter the SDF Bulletin Board System (BBOARD), type bboard at the command line. Help on using BBOARD may be found by typing h and ? at the bboard Command: prompt or at the [[bboard|bboard tutorial]]. If you have a general question about using the SDF system, post in <HELPDESK>. If you have a question that requires intervention from an admin (e.g., software requests or membership queries), post in <REQUESTS>.|
+|**[[bboard]]**|To enter the SDF Bulletin Board System (BBOARD), type bboard at the command line. Help on using BBOARD may be found by typing h and ? at the bboard Command: prompt or at the [[bboard|bboard tutorial]]. If you have a general question about using the SDF system, post in <HELPDESK>. **If you have a question that requires intervention from an admin ((The //[[wp>System_administrator|admin]]// [[wp>Pseudonym|pseudonym]]‚ for members′ [[https://sdf.org/?status|home]]‚ is //[[https://sdf.org/?faq?BASICS?12|SDF Membership]]//.)) (e.g., software requests or membership queries), post in <REQUESTS>. //Admins// ((The //[[wp>System_administrator|admin]]// [[wp>Pseudonym|pseudonym]]‚ for members′ [[https://sdf.org/?status|home]]‚ is //[[https://sdf.org/?faq?BASICS?12|SDF Membership]]//.)) //don't read the other boards.//**|
 |**[[com]]**|Com and bboard are meeting places for the SDF community. You could also pose your question there. Bboard and faq have the same interface. See [[com|COM is not IRC]] for how to use com.|
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 === Informative Commands ===
-^Command^ Description^
+^Command^ Description ((//The table was merged from [[http://sdf.org/?tutorials/sdf_specific_commands|SDF Specific Commands]]//.))^
 |''address''|prints out an address & paypal information for sending money to SDF; used by some other commands|
 |''arpa''|prints out information about the ARPA membership level|
 |''bbs''|gives information about purchasing a BBS documentary DVD set from SDF; seems to be a bit outdated|
-|''commands''|prints out a list of basic Unix commands; also available as "unix"|
+|''commands''|prints out a list of basic Unix commands; also available as “unix”|
 |''dba''|prints out information about the DBA membership|
 |''dialup''|gives information on SDF's dialup internet service|
 |''downtime''|displays the reason(s) for recent server downtime|
-|''dsl''|refers the user to "dsl.tenex.org" to find out about the availability of SDF DSL in one's area|
+|''dsl''|refers the user to “dsl.tenex.org” to find out about the availability of SDF DSL in one's area|
 |''editors''|displays the list of text editors from FAQ BASICS #09|
 |''faq''|interactive command for viewing the SDF Frequently Asked Questions (and their answers); uses the same command set as bboard|
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 ==== Inter-User Communication & Social Networking ====
-^Command^ Description^
+^Command^ Description ((//The table was merged from [[http://sdf.org/?tutorials/sdf_specific_commands|SDF Specific Commands]]//.))^
 |''bboard''|bulletin board system for SDF|
 |''com'' (//a.k.a. commode//)|inter-user chat system for SDF|
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 ==== Account Management Commands ====
-^Command^ Description^
+^Command^ Description ((//The table was merged from [[http://sdf.org/?tutorials/sdf_specific_commands|SDF Specific Commands]]//.))^
 |''addlink''|publish your website; invoked by mkhomepg|
 |''bksp''|set your backspace key|
 |''greylist''|toggle greylisting for your e-mail address(es) (VPM membership required)|
 |''maint''|change your password, shell, & contact information|
-|''mdns''|assign a domain name to a dynamic IP address (MetaARPA membership required); also available as "udns"|
+|''mdns''|assign a domain name to a dynamic IP address (MetaARPA membership required); also available as “udns”|
 |''metaarray''|For MetaARPA members. This will first generate a random login password for your MetaArray account followed by a random database password sent via local e-mail, if you have a DBA membership. If you ever forget your MetaArray password or your MetaArray MySQL password, this will reset it.|
 |''[[the_metaarray#services_and_features|mkcron]]''|set up & manage cronjobs (MetaARPA ((//Use 'crontab -e' to edit your [[the_metaarray#services_and_features|crontab]]//.)) membership required)|
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 ==== Account Information ====
-^Command^ Description^
+^Command^ Description ((//The table was merged from [[http://sdf.org/?tutorials/sdf_specific_commands|SDF Specific Commands]]//.))^
 |''disk''|display filesystem usage for your home directory, mail spool, gopherspace, & webspace|
 |''domains''|list the SDF domains available to you for webhosting & e-mail addresses|
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 ==== User Information ====
-^Command^ Description^
+^Command^ Description ((//The table was merged from [[http://sdf.org/?tutorials/sdf_specific_commands|SDF Specific Commands]]//.))^
 |''online''|prints the amount of time that the given user (or yourself, if none is given) has spent logged in today; does not work correctly|
 |''sentry''|prints notices of logins & logouts on the system|
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 ==== Gallery Commands ====
-^Command^ Description^
+^Command^ Description ((//The table was merged from [[http://sdf.org/?tutorials/sdf_specific_commands|SDF Specific Commands]]//.))^
 |''artgallery''|add photography & artwork to the SDF art gallery|
 |''astrogallery''|add astronomical photographs to the astro gallery|
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 ==== Other ====
-^Command^ Description^
+^Command^ Description ((//The table was merged from [[http://sdf.org/?tutorials/sdf_specific_commands|SDF Specific Commands]]//.))^
 |''due''| (delete, undelete, expunge) two-step file deletion for Unix machines. Currently, this program doesnot actually seem to be installed, but its source is available in /sys/sdf/src/due.|
 |''freeirc''|allows non-ARPA members to use IRC on the weekend|
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 And of course there are the online tutorials that you are reading right now!
   * The top level page for this wiki is [[start]].
-  * The top level page for the existing HTML tutorials is http://sdf.lonestar.org/index.cgi?tutorials.
+  * The top level page for the existing HTML tutorials is http://sdf.org/index.cgi?tutorials.
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-[[http://sdf.org/?tutorials/findinghelp|Finding help]] - traditional link (using [[wp>Revision_Control_System|RCS]])
+[[http://sdf.org/?tutorials/findinghelp|Finding help]] and [[http://sdf.org/?tutorials/sdf_specific_commands|SDF Specific Commands]] - traditional links (using [[wp>Revision_Control_System|RCS]])\\ This wiki page was reviewed with the Plan 9 [[plan9front_-_acme_sam_abaco_mothra_and_man#abaco|abaco]], and [[plan9front_-_acme_sam_abaco_mothra_and_man#mothra|mothra]], browsers.