linux beivrit

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 10:44:52PM +0300, Raz wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 2:14 AM, Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir at cohens.org.il> wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Jul 05, 2010 at 03:16:38PM +0300, Raz wrote:
> > > Hey linux il and others
> > > In http://sos-linux.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/sos-linux/LinuxHebrew/
> > > you'll find a small book for linux beginners in pdf format and doc
> > > format. anyone willing  to send his reviews and remarks please send it
> > > to me to this email. please edit it in word and use "track changes".
> > > access:
> > > Simply download file one at a time through the web interface.
> > > In case you wish to add an entire section, you'll be acknowledged.
> >
> > Looks nice.
> >
> thank you
> 
> > A few points:
> >
> > 1. What's the point in keeping all of those files under version control?
> > Why not just use some FTP directory?
> >
> This is the only public domain I have.
> 
> 
> > 2. The book seems to use screenshots extensively. I can't copy text from
> > a screenshot. Please try to use actual text rather than a screenshot if
> > the window in case is a terminal. This will also greatly reduce the size
> > of the file (well, not really, as you keep all the history in the file).
> >
> good point. I will use OCR.

Hmm.... copy/paste?

> 
> > 3. You write about ls:
> >
> > ls מקבלת תווים מיוחדים שתפקידם לייצג תבנית חיפוש  , סימן הכוכב* מייצג
> > מספר כלשהו של תווים
> >
> > I hope you explain later on that this is not ls that interperts those
> > wildcards.
> >
> Does it matter so much ?

Hmm... if you don't understand the difference - it does matter.

The shell expantion is not that of simple wildcard. It is also of
variables, command substitution, and more.

For instance:

  cp *.a *.b

is pointless (unless you happen to only have a single *.a, and in which
case it will be bopied to the literal '*.b'.

This is because 'cp' does not care about wildcard expansion.

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