From 1ea73eea5ecc6a8ed901316049259aee737ee554 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 19:51:38 +0000 Subject: move manual to top-level directory, split out of debian-installer package --- it/using-d-i/modules/shell.xml | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+) create mode 100644 it/using-d-i/modules/shell.xml (limited to 'it/using-d-i/modules/shell.xml') diff --git a/it/using-d-i/modules/shell.xml b/it/using-d-i/modules/shell.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0e26048a0 --- /dev/null +++ b/it/using-d-i/modules/shell.xml @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ + + + + + Using the Shell and Viewing the Logs + + + + +There is an Execute a Shell item on the +menu. If the menu is not available when you need to use the shell, +press Left Alt F2 +(on a Mac keyboard, Option F2 +) to switch to the second virtual +console. That's the Alt key on the +left-hand side of the space bar, and the +F2 function key, at the same time. This is a separate +window running a Bourne shell clone called ash. + + + +At this point you are booted from the RAM disk, and there is a limited +set of Unix utilities available for your use. You can see what +programs are available with the command ls /bin /sbin /usr/bin +/usr/sbin and by typing help. The +text editor is nano. The shell has some nice features +like autocompletion and history. + + + +Use the menus to perform any task that they are able to do — the +shell and commands are only there in case something goes wrong. In +particular, you should always use the menus, not the shell, to +activate your swap partition, because the menu software can't detect +that you've done this from the shell. Press Left +Alt F1 to get back to menus, or +type exit if you used a menu item to open the +shell. + + + -- cgit v1.2.3