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jon.davey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> /usr/bin/firefox 

> OK, thanks...just checking out $man which 
Something I use when I'm looking for a program but can't quite remember 
the name -

man -k thing
Returns a list of man topics containing thing - so if you're searching 
for something related to dns, man -k dns

Also: "apt-cache search thing" to find the right package to install.

...'k, thanks. I'l be a command line expert soon at this rate!!!
Cheers, Jon Davey.

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