CaptainMack said:
it says no such file so i guess that means none is there.
how exactly do i copy the termcap file to /etc
(pardon my ignorence but i am new to all this
)
It's cool...
Let's suppose you saved "termcap.txt" to your Desktop. Here's how
you'd copy it to the right place.
sudo cp ~/Desktop/termcap.txt /etc/termcap
Explanation:
sudo is a command you use when you want to
temporarily upgrade your normal account to have
administrator (root) priveleges. Copying things
into /etc (which is where a lot of Unix programs
like to place their configuration files) is an
appropriate time to use sudo. When you execute
sudo, it'll usually ask you for your password
(so it can make sure you're not someone
malicious).
cp is Unix command to copy files, and it's
syntax is `cp SOURCE DESTINATION`. You can
specify multiple sources, but there must always
only be one destination. The destination will
usually be a directory (or folder), but if you
specify a filename (as we've done here), it'll
perform a rename operation after the copy.
Summary:
sudo cp ~/Desktop/termcap.txt /etc/termcap
sudo -- temporarily give me more priveleges so that I can...
cp -- copy ~/Desktop/termcap.txt to /etc and have it be named termcap
PS: ~ means your home directory. You can say `echo ~` and it should say /Users/whomever where "whomever" is your login name.
PPS: to learn more about sudo and cp, type `man sudo` and `man cp` in your terminal.
