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>>> A real newbie when it comes to *nix command line stuff...
>> Unix is very user friendly. It's just very picky about who its  
>> friends are.
>
> Beards:
> -------
I have a Grade 3 beard (that's Grade 3 in length, not severity).  
Would this be of assistance or would I be viewed as a *nixy wannabe?

> Sandals:
> --------
I only wear sandals during the summer, and only then when the sun is  
out and when I'm near the sea. Is there an alternative to sandals?

> Virii:
> ------
I've done a search on the internet and can't find any reference to  
"virii". But there are plenty of viruses...

> Mounting:
> ---------
I've done some of that. What _is_ a dirty foreign filesystem? NTFS?

> Also, if you must use a shell prompt try out a good (IMO!) shell like
> zsh
On the shell front, I'm using the bash default on OSX -- does it  
really make that much of a difference? Considering I know only  
dangeorous ninja commands like chmod, chown, rm, rmdir etc., would  
zsh be a practicable alternative?

Thanking you kindly in advance,

n00berifically yours,

Jake