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    Executable file paths in the Bash shell

    Hi, I have recently installed Mac OS 10.3, and am getting to grips with the Bash shell. I compiled the Nano text editor and all went well until I tried to execute it in Bash. I received the following error message wills-Computer:~ will$ nano -bash: nano: command not found Now, it would...
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    Setting up Darwin OS

    Right, I have some big questions here. I have been using mac os X since v10.1 came out and last night I decided to give the Darwin OS distribution from Apple a go. I got it installed fine but then realised that I was way out of my depth. From previous attempts at installing freeBSD (which was...
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    Apple's X11 and Windowmaker

    Hi, I have Apple's X11 installed but want to use the Windowmaker window manager instead of Quartzwm. I installed it from source via Fink, which all went fine. But When I launch X11 the XTerm window has no frame and is stuck in the top left corner of my screan (under the menu bar) - worked great...
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    Start modem from the CLI

    Just curious on how I could start my dialup connection to the internet from the command line. Is it possible - anyone know? will:D
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    selectively revealing invisible folders

    I do a lot of mucking around in certain folders in the root directory of my startup disk and I am sick of having to use an app that shows all hidden files on my computer. Is there a way to reveal only the folders that I am interested in? They are - bin, private, sbin, tmp, var, usr and etc...
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    Apple's X11 and virtual desktops

    I think that Apple's X11 rocks but one aspect really bugs. The Aqua window manager does not seem to support virtual desktops - a common utility in other window managers. Does anyone know of a solution to this i.e an open source app that I could install or something else? I don't want to install...
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