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   bigjon@NOSPAM.com to All   
   Re: My ubuntu experience   
   19 Jan 07 21:12:04   
   
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   From: bigjon    
   Subject: Re: My ubuntu experience   
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   On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:37:10 -0500, CBFalconer wrote:   
      
   > bigjon wrote:   
   >>    
   > ... snip ...   
   >>   
   >> I mean, I suppose, When I type sudo, what am I actually telling   
   >> the OS to do?  In a gui environment I have text to explain what   
   >> I am about to do...   
   >    
   > Type "info sudo" or "man sudo".  Replace sudo with whatever you are   
   > curious about.  apropos is another generally useful command.    
   > Again, "info apropos".  Having a second terminal open to do these   
   > enquiries in is useful.   
      
   Thanks for that one - very useful!   
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