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Read the Following Manual (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works to c/programming@programming.dev

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[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So: read the man page, find the switches and options you need and hand write that bitch on a notepad, close the man page and execute the command. It’s tedious but it will help your not-great memory work a lot better.

[–] GreenMartian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Or easier, just fire up multiple tty's. The poor person's tabs.

[–] IncogCyberspaceUser@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What does tty mean in this context?

[–] coriza@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

In this context it is multiple command line instances, like multiple terminals.

[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Thank you for the advice. I'll try that