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Message from Steven
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Teixeira wrote:
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> cd /etc/fstab      gives     cd: 2: can't cd to cd/etc/fstab

fstab is not a directory, so you can't cd to it.
Try this:
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cat /etc/fstab
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> go /etc/fstab      gives     sh: go: not found

go is not a command.  Try this:
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edit /etc/fstab
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> /etc/fstab     says     "permission denied"

fstab is not an executable.

> When I try to format a floppy, fdformat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy 
> says: FDFMTTRK: Device or resource busy

That is not the correct syntax for fdformat.  
Try this:
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fdformat /dev/fd0
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> I know NOTHING about Linux and despite the fact that I
> really want to learn it, I can't find HOW to learn it 
> methodically (Commands are easy to find, but I think 
> it's not enough).

You may find it useful to browse the /usr/man directory.

To check the syntax of commands, use the --help parameter.

> Can you recommend a good source? (unfortunately it has to be free)

It may be useful to read the BL3 archives:
https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/baslinux/

The BL2 FAQ has useful information:
http://www.volny.cz/basiclinux2/faq.txt

The Linux HOWTOs have useful information:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/categories.html