Re: installing pear on unix via ssh on mac os x !

> HELP! > > Never used SSH before (though I have used telnet) and my host won't > install pear for me without me paying some extoriant fee to do so! > > I've logged in and entered the line to install the pear package > manager... > > $ lynx -source http://go-pear.org/ | php > > but all I got was... > > sh: $: command not found > Content-type: text/html > X-Powered-By: PHP/4.3.3 > > Anyone ever done this from os x before ??? It doesn't matter what OS you ssh in from (and yes, I've done it successfully). Your problem seems to be that you included the $ in front of lynx. That just means "do this at the shell", it is not to be included in the command. So try without the $, and it should work fine. Mvh Eivind Lie Nitter eln@gmx.net -- +++ GMX - die erste Adresse für Mail, Message, More +++ Neu: Preissenkung für MMS und FreeMMS! http://www.gmx.net