So, I've decided to learn C++, and I'm looking through my
/usr/doc/Linux-HOWTOs for something that sounds like it
might be applicable, and I spot README. So, being a good
little Slackie, I read it. It mentions HOWTO-INDEX. Hello,
what's this? So I take a looksee, and it's got them by
categories with a little blurb and stuff. And one of the
items listed is Tips-HOWTO.

Wow. There should be a big red READ THIS FIRST flag on
that one!

e.g.:
...........................................
2.6. Moving directories between filesystems. Alan Cox,
A.Cox@swansea.ac.uk

Quick way to move an entire tree of files from one disk to another

(cd /source/directory && tar cf - . ) | (cd /dest/directory && tar xvfp -)

[ Change from cd /source/directory; tar....etc. to prevent possibility
of trashing directory in case of disaster. Thanks to Jim Dennis,
jim@starshine.org, for letting me know. -Maint. ]

2.7. mick@lowdown.com Finding out which directories are the largest.
Mick Ghazey,

Ever wondered which directories are the biggest on your computer?
Here's how to find out.

du -S | sort -n

2.8 ...
----------------------------------------------------------2.6
A discussion about 2.6 has been on the NG for a week or so, and I've
_always_ wondered how to accomplish what 2.7 is doing. That HOWTO is
just chock-full of stuff like that. :-)

Cheers!
Rich