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Steps to upgrade Unix knowledge [closed]
I am using unix like OS for couple of years.Have mid level command over unix os.Using Ubuntu in home development machine,using MAC at office.As a developer its my experience that if something about ...
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How pipe the output of “tab complete”?
When using commands in bash I like the double tab option to display the available commands. Some commands have more possible matches than others:
Is there a way I can pipe the output of the double ...
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How to start nvidia x server settings from command line?
I am using Ubuntu 10.04, I know I can start NVIDIA x server settings by choose :
System -> Preference -> Monitors
on the top bar.
But how can I start the NVIDIA x server settings window by run a ...
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Can I pass files between commands?
I am looking for a way to send the resulting file from one comamnd to another, So I dont have to save a copy on disk inbetween. For example, if I have rared files on disk and want to open them I would ...
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Linux ls to show only filename date and size
How can I use ls in linux to get a listing of filenames date and size only. I don't need to see the other info such as owner or permission. Is this possible?
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How to send stderr to stdout with a pipe to another command?
I'm trying to capture all of the output of a build operation, and send it to myprogram. I seem to only be able to capture part of it. This is what I'm trying:
make clean && make ...
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How to keep overwriting the contents of a file instead of appending to it
How do I clear the contents of a file before writing to it? For example:
echo one > filename.tmp
# filename.tmp now contains "one"
echo two > filename.tmp
# filename.tmp should now contain ...
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linux diff tools: create list of modified files
How do I create a list of modified files programmatically using linux command line tools? I'm not interested in the difference in any particular file (delta, patch). I just want to have a list of new ...
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How to exit login screen and start commandline while at login screen
I am at the gnome 2 login screen but I want to exit and re-enter command-line environment. I remember there was a combination hot key one has to invoke.
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lsof for a specific process?
There's a bzip2 process running in the background and I have no idea where it came from. It's eating up a lot of resources. Can I do a reverse lsof to see which files are being accessed by this ...
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How to check password with Linux?
I want to check, from the linux command line, if a given cleartext password is the same of a crypted password on a /etc/shadow
(I need this to authenticate web users. I'm running an embedded linux.)
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Configure wireless network from the command line
I know I can use ifconfig to configure my ethernet network interfaces. But can I also configure my wireless network interfaces using ifconfig. (It seems to be listed as eth1 in ifconfig output, why is ...
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How to use command line to change volume?
I am trying to control the volume using my programming script. How can I do the following in Fedora 15, Ubuntu linux?
Mute/ Unmute
Volume up and volume down
Note: Please note that I use a web USB ...
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What is not shell specific?
Under some answers, I see comments that recommend avoiding shell specific commands in answers.
How do I know which commands, operators, etc exist in all shells? Is there a list of standards?
man ...
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How to use /dev/fb0 as a console from userspace, or output text to it
So I have a Palm Pre (original P100EWW) model that I enabled developer mode on, and installed a Debian Squeeze chroot. Works great. I have plans to use this for ANYTHING (bittorrent peer, web ...
