dud commands

[Thierry Sayegh]

iurodivii wrote:
> why does the command  >>  # etc/host.conf
> give this?       >>  bash: /etc/host.conf: Permission denied
> 
> does that mean that i have no hosts to list?
> 
> ditto with # /etc/resolv.conf
> 
> aren't they supposed to return the current ip addresses?
> 
> 
> 
> 
$cat /etc/hosts will give you the list of hosts
$cat resolv.conf will show you your dns entries
amd ifconfig will show you your interfaces

if you're just putting the name of the file without a command, you won't 
get anything :-)

may i suggest a quick look at www.tldp.org for some basic how-to & manuals

hth

Thierry