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"man security" gives very good advice on how to tune the security of your
FreeBSD system.
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Want to find a specific port, just type the following under /usr/ports,
or one its subdirectories:
"make search port="
or
"make search key=""
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Want to see how much virtual memory you're using? Just type "swapinfo" to
be shown information about the usage of your swap partitions.
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ports/net/netcat port is useful not only for redirecting input/output
to TCP or UDP connections, but also for proxying them. See inetd(8) for
details.
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If other operating systems have damaged your Master Boot Record, you can
reinstall it either with /stand/sysinstall or with boot0cfg(8). See
"man boot0cfg" for details.
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Need to see the calendar for this month? Simply type "cal". To see the
whole year, type "cal -y".
-- Dru
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Need to quickly return to your home directory? Type "cd".
-- Dru
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To see the last time that you logged in, use lastlogin(8).
-- Dru
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To clear the screen, use "clear". To re-display your screen buffer, press
the scroll lock key and use your page up button. When you're finished,
press the scroll lock key again to get your prompt back.
-- Dru
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To save disk space in your home directory, compress files you rarely
use with "gzip filename".
-- Dru
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To read a compressed file without having to first uncompress it, use
"zcat" or "zmore" to view it.
-- Dru
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To see how much disk space is left on your partitions, use
df -h
-- Dru
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To see the 10 largest files on a directory or partition, use
du /partition_or_directory_name | sort -rn | head
-- Dru
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To determine whether a file is a text file, executable, or some other type
of file, use
file filename
-- Dru
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Time to change your password? Type "passwd" and follow the prompts.
-- Dru
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