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@@ -127,6 +127,34 @@ You can also navigate around using the <kbd>Ctl</kbd> + <kbd>↑</kbd><kbd>&r ## Playing with Default Packages +This section isn't going to explain each and every single useful package included with the base install of OpenBSD. Instead, I highly recommend that you read the documentation associated with each program. You can read these manual pages from your terminal by running `man <package-name>`. Teach a man to fish and all that jazz... + +### File & System Management + +* `cp`, `mv`, `rm`, `mkdir`, `find`, `xargs`, `diff`, `patch`, `file`, `tar`, `gzip`, `bzip2`, `xz`, `mt` – typical file manipulation tools. +* `ls`, `du`, `df`, `stat` – for listing and inspecting files and disk usage. +* `vi`, `mg` – text editors (both included; `mg` is like Emacs-lite, `vi` is the classic). +* `ed`, `sed`, `awk`, `cut`, `tr`, `sort`, `uniq`, `paste`, `tee` – text processing tools. +* `rcctl`, `sysctl`, `top`, `ps`, `kill`, `nice`, `renice` – process and system control. +* `pkg_add`, `pkg_info`, `pkg_delete`, `pkg_check` – package management. + +### User Tools + +* `lpr`, `lpq`, `lprm` – basic printing. +* `xterm`, `xcalc`, `xedit`, `xmessage`, `xlock`, `xwd` - great "daily driver" tools shipped with `xbase` +* `xset`, `xrandr`, `xmodmap` – useful for configuring displays and keyboard/mouse. + +### Networking + +* `ftp` is a full-featured command-line downloader +* `scp`, `sftp`, `ssh`, `telnet` – for remote access and file transfers. +* `ifconfig`, `hostname`, `route`, `netstat`, `tcpdump` – network configuration and inspection. + +### Security + +* `pass` – basic password generator. +* `unveil`, `pledge` – available for programs to restrict access and system calls (helpful for programs like Firefox, 3rd party editors). + ## Additional Packages I would suggest the following packages once you feel like installing "additional", non-base software: |