From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: jadamson@partners.org (Joel J. Adamson) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Using emacs in terminal of Mac OS Leopard Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:20:07 -0400 Message-ID: <87y77y66qg.fsf@W0053328.mgh.harvard.edu> References: <16390894.post@talk.nabble.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1206991245 16439 80.91.229.12 (31 Mar 2008 19:20:45 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:20:45 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Christian Herenz Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Mar 31 21:21:16 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JgPZA-0002c0-U4 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:21:13 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JgPYY-0000PP-Su for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:20:34 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JgPYF-0000MS-BG for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:20:15 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JgPYB-0000FT-4L for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:20:14 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JgPYA-0000FQ-Vt for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:20:11 -0400 Original-Received: from phsmgmx9.partners.org ([155.52.251.100]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_ARCFOUR_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JgPYA-00040z-N8 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:20:10 -0400 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.25,583,1199682000"; d="scan'208";a="123422307" Original-Received: from phsxcon5.mgh.harvard.edu (HELO PHSXCON5.partners.org) ([132.183.130.38]) by phsmgmx9.partners.org with ESMTP; 31 Mar 2008 15:20:09 -0400 Original-Received: from PHSXMB8.partners.org ([170.223.201.47]) by PHSXCON5.partners.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:20:09 -0400 Original-Received: from W0053328.mgh.harvard.edu.partners.org ([132.183.29.121]) by PHSXMB8.partners.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:20:09 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Christian Herenz's message of "Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:28:33 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 31 Mar 2008 19:20:09.0478 (UTC) FILETIME=[3C1FAA60:01C89364] X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:52920 Archived-At: Christian Herenz writes: > USFstudent schrieb: >> doing that command didn't do anything. it just gave me a new empty command >> line >> > > This command actually gives you an empty command line after it created > the file. > > Maybe you should read a book about how everything on a computer works, > before trying to sit in front of one. After you have finished your > reading you also should read a book about the Usenet, especially the > chapter about "HOW TO QUOTE". Read a book or online tutorial about Unix basics. "touch" creates a file or updates the file's modification time if it already exists. One of the basic tenets of Unix philosophy (that I wish people would apply to voicemail systems) is that if a command succeeded, it doesn't tell you anything in the interaction channel. If it fails, then you see the complaints. ,---- | | /home/joel/tmp: ZShell> touch nothing | /home/joel/tmp: ZShell> ls -l nothing | -rw-r--r-- 1 joel users 0 2008-03-31 15:19 nothing | /home/joel/tmp: ZShell> screw this | zsh: command not found: screw | /home/joel/tmp: ZShell> `---- Joel -- Joel J. Adamson Biostatistician Pediatric Psychopharmacology Research Unit Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA 02114 (617) 643-1432 (303) 880-3109 Public key: http://pgp.mit.edu The information transmitted in this electronic communication is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this information in error, please contact the Compliance HelpLine at 800-856-1983 and properly dispose of this information.