Written by configure and last updated on 11/03/2004 - [ freebsd | openbsd | netbsd | macosx ]

Right then, vi. "Oh no! vi! That's command based, can't use that!" Oh come on, it's not that difficult! Really... First, I shall explain a little about vi. vi (now mostly vim) is one of the oldest text editors for *nix. It can be found on many systems, both UNIX and Linux, and is usually the default editor. vim (VI iMproved) is beginning to take over from the older vi, but essentially, they function the same way.

Written by configure and last updated on 11/03/2004 - [ freebsd | openbsd | netbsd | macosx ]

In this short tutorial I shall explain the basics of BASH prompt customization. I won't cover the more advanced aspects, and probably won't cover colours, but just enough to make your prompt display the information that you want to know.

Written by configure and last updated on 10/12/2004 - [ freebsd ]

Installing Pico can sometimes be misunderstood. Many system administrators just install Nano, and symlink Pico to Nano. I prefer to do it this way, as Nano has the same interface as Pico, just a few subtle differences. I shall explain both ways...

Written by configure and last updated on 11/17/2004 - [ freebsd ]

Installing a web serving application is usually one of the most essential things on a FreeBSD server. In this short tutorial, I shall explain the basics of installing and configuring Apache 2.0.52 (will also work with previous builds of Apache 2.x but you should be using the latest version).