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i've been having a few troubles with my linux install and keep coming accross terminology that i dont understand. my latest is stanza: i've googled this and am none the ...
  1. 05-08-2008 #1
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    i've been having a few troubles with my linux install and keep coming accross terminology that i dont understand.

    my latest is

    stanza:

    i've googled this and am none the wiser for my efforts. can anybody here tell me what this word is supposed to mean in the world of linux.

    the quote i found it on was

    "To activate a roaming interface, adapt the following example interfaces(5)
    stanza:"

    but when you google it you find many more instances that seem completely irrelevant to this one.
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    Words can have many meanings - what is the context?
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    i dont understand what you are asking for ...

    the file its in is

    WebSVN - pkg-wpa - Rev 1158 - /wpasupplicant/trunk/debian/README.modes

    and its at the begining of section 3

    i'm begining to think all this is too complicated for me!
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    In that case I would say it simply means

    part

    as in this is part of a potentially larger file
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    thanks, i shall return with more later
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    In IBM parlance it usually refers to a segment of a configuration file, which looks to me like your context.
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    I've never heard 'stanza' used it that context, and I get by with Linux. I would recommend looking at the Jargon File and skimming through the glossary.

    Don't worry, there isn't that much jargon to get used to. It's only 1s & 0s in the end.
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