Perhaps there's something about the command I don't understand, or perhaps this is due to gnu-utils being loaded?
The same command is repeated on P199, 201 and 207.That "\" was introduced during formatting the text. It is to indicate a continuation, i.e., that long command line could not be formatted to fit on a single line.
For example:
$ ls \ > -la
Is the same as ls -la
The backslash is literally meant to break the command at that point.
I agree that the secondary (continuation prompt) ">" should have also been displayed. But then again, it may have just added to the confusion.
HTHP. 73 "Selecting Files and Directories to Back Up with .filetool .lst
Should be "Type ls -a /home/dsl to see the .filetool.lst file" (not ls -l )P. 207 3. # cp -a /opt/zile
needs a destination: (sudo cp -a /opt/zile . )Next Page...
original here.