Sysadmin Training: Where to find Answers to Technical Questions

[@kelvinvalencio2]

Hi. I've been lurking around your playlist but never said something, guess I'll do it here. I wanna say that this is such a great playlist!! It's been very helpful, the content is dense, and most importantly, how you deliver the topic. This is truly a precious playlist for a beginner like me. Thank you so much!

[@tainoroyal6585]

Thanks for the tips on the BSD man pages, these are now my go to for more common commands

[@PunmasterSTP]

Technical questions? More like “Terrific video demonstrations!” 👍

[@Pyxelles]

Great video, thanks for the info. Totally agree with you about the Linux man pages, it should be more straightforward and concise with examples at the bottom. Sometimes the explanations for certain options of the commands can get pretty confusing and at times vague!

[@tutoriaLinux]

Yeah, the BSDs are great for this -- OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and NetBSD have incredibly helpful documentation and communities.

[@lvond555]

Great stuff! I never knew about the different sections of the man pages. I always wondered what the number was at the heading of the man page.

[@tutoriaLinux]

Luke Vonderharr Yeah, this is one of those things I was able to ignore for ages until I learned about it. Suddenly this random techy-looking number I had been looking at for 10 months actually made sense :-D.

[@1214interwebs]

Great video man, thank you very much. the only bsd man pages I've seen are osx's but I share your frustration with linux's man pages.

[@tutoriaLinux]

1214interwebs Yeah the quality of manpages on the BSDs is usually way, way better and more beginner-friendly than the ones you find on Linux. There's a lot of interesting little tidbits like that which have been slowly making me think that the BSDs might actually be a better place to start than Linux, even if you plan on working primarily with Linux. Heresy, I know :-D

[@ahmadelkomey2539]

I'd like also to add `tldr`. It's a tool you can use to get quick examples of commands usages. Say I don't know how to use zip: $ tldr zip zip Package and compress (archive) files into zip file. - Package and compress a directory and its contents, [r]ecursively: zip -r compressed.zip /path/to/dir - E[x]clude unwanted files from being added to the compressed archive: zip -r compressed.zip path/to/dir -x path/to/exclude - Archive a directory and its contents with the highest level [9] of compression: zip -r -9 compressed.zip /path/to/dir - Package and compress multiple directories and files: zip -r compressed.zip /path/to/dir1 /path/to/dir2 /path/to/file - Create an encrypted archive (user will be prompted for a password): zip -e -r compressed.zip path/to/dir - Add files to an existing zip file: zip compressed.zip path/to/file - Delete files from an existing zip file: zip -d compressed.zip "foo/*.tmp" - Archive a directory and its contents to a multi-part [s]plit zip file (e.g. 3GB parts): zip -r -s 3g compressed.zip path/to/dir

[@samuraijack5919]

Thank you again.

[@matthewkingery1995]

When you said you think the man pages on Linux kinda suck, do people actively update them or is that a slow process? I totally agree with the example comment. When a man page doesn't have a examples section I tend to look up the command on Google instead to grasp it's idea quicker. Could people (or I) potentially contribute to poor man pages by suggesting an example to add to the man page or does that type of thing not happen that often.

[@jung_sascha]

Thank you for your knowledge man! Helps me alot, getting a bit deeper into Linux. Btw...am I the only one who thinks, he sometimes sounds like Jim Carrey? :D

[@cand7e7ack]

Nice photo how do you get those?

[@gravelman5789]

been trying to learn all this. my win 10 died (bsod) and all im left with is a linux mint usb. is there a way to install mint and not erase my data?

[@gravelman5789]

i grew a spine and pushed the button....😆😆😆😆😎😎😎

[@tomseinfeld7124]

@@gravelman5789 I did the same thing and lost all my data in partition D:

[@rrbk6025]

I have never asked a question to a form, either I will read documentation to figure it out. But mostly there is already an answer out there is most of the forums.

[@tutoriaLinux]

Yep. Forums are great, because unlike IRC, they tend to get indexed by search engines and help other people who have the same question as well.

[@AdalbertoCoronaJr]

Thank You. You're the best!

[@rafaroaming941]

have u predicted corona man ?! 2020 ??

[@jwspiker]

the catb website is offline now

[@tutoriaLinux]

It is truly a sad day :(

[@MrMoodyKSA]

can you write the name of the websites in the description box

[@tutoriaLinux]

Satan's A-hole I've added the links to the description box; thanks to everyone who pointed this out!

[@HigherPlanes]

Thanks for sharing!

[@jbreezy_03]

Wow thanks broooo

[@Nicholas108108]

Wow man. So good.

[@wb4880]

the man pages are terrible for sure (if you are at all new). They are definitely meant to be a reminder for someone who has already got a decent grasp of it already.