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More FreeBSD for Linux Users (O'ReillyNet)

Dru Lavigne examines some of the common command differences a Linux user might encounter on a FreeBSD system. "One of the minor irritations that comes with using another operating system is the change in the environment. Some of the first things many Linux users discover about a default FreeBSD installation are that it doesn't include bash and doesn't colorize the output of ls. Fortunately, if you've become accustomed to these features, it only takes a moment or so to integrate them into FreeBSD."
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