-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Matt Brown wrote: | On Mon, 2005-01-24 at 18:13 +1300, Judy & Lindsay Roberts wrote: | | |>When the # and $ are used, are they typed in as part of the command or |>do they represent something? | | | They represent the bash prompt where you should type the commands in. | | $ indicates a user shell | # indicates a root shell. | | Regards | Add to above message In ubuntu if u want to move from $ => # sudo -s u'll find this help. For ubuntu users: these page might helps: http://www.ubuntuguide.org http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions rgds, nigel -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFB9MA98Zb1b6sN9OgRAgFtAJ0UbMsrFkgDwogHIKGv7D14uQIEpACggdov OGv7i6a3OCgpBN++yi0GxJs= =IKz9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----