Re: SMIT vs. Command Line
From: Bob Booth - CITES (booth_at_UIUC.EDU)
Date: 08/27/04
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Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:44:52 -0500 To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
For almost all LVM, JFS related stuff, I use the command line. When it comes
to things like 'installp', I use smit, because of the millions of wrapper
and base command options.
As they say, 'smit happens'
bob
On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 03:32:22PM -0400, Prather, Wanda wrote:
> As someone who is not yet fully AIX-compliant,
> I use SMIT mostly.
> Sometimes I use it to teach myself the proper commands!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Hambleton, John S.
> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 3:20 PM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
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>
>
> At 01:55 PM 8/27/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> >Out of curiosity how much does everyone use SMIT vs. the command line?
> >
> >Jason de la Fuente
>
> For me it's about 50% - 50%.
> I like to drive a stick shift, so
> when I can use command line
> I do so.
>
> JH
>
>
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