Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!usenet.ukfsn.org!not-for-mail From: Martin Gregorie Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: my java is broken ! Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 22:57:41 +0000 (UTC) Organization: UK Free Software Network Lines: 37 Message-ID: References: <15508526.29.1336086347980.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynjj16> <__GdnXciLNRT5TnSnZ2dnUVZ7tudnZ2d@giganews.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 84.45.235.129 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: localhost.localdomain 1336258661 17499 84.45.235.129 (5 May 2012 22:57:41 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@localhost.localdomain NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 22:57:41 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Pan/0.135 (Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea; GIT 30dc37b master) Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:14306 On Sat, 05 May 2012 15:26:51 -0700, bilsch wrote: > It is interesting and I grasp the concepts but actually doing those > things myself is beyond me. > Learn to use the command line and teach yourself the basics of writing shell scripts. Without these basic skills you're essentially crippling yourself. If you understand any non-UNIX OS, get a copy of "Linux in a Nutshell". If don't know any OS at a reasonable depth, i.e you're not a power user, you need a less terse book. I hear that 'Linux for Dummies' is OK but haven't used it myself because I started using UNIX and UNIX clones in the late '80s, so the way Linux works was just more of the same when I started to use it. >>>> Also, a pain in the ass is I must change directory to where the >>>> source file resides to compile. I must change directory to where the >>>> .class file resides in order to run. >>> >>> You don't have to do either of these. I suggest you follow Lew's >>> suggestion and read the documentation for the java and javac commands. >>> >> Seconded. >> > I can't find any documentation for command line java and javac. > "java -?" or "man java" on the command line. Same for javac. Or download and read the JDK documentation - this is a separate download from the JDK or JRE packages. If you don't have it installed you should do so. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |