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Understanding IFS

shell

may 29 '12 at 20:27 user815423426 3,012

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For loops in zsh and bash

bash zsh

oct 24 '11 at 23:31 Gilles 144k

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How to properly collect an array of lines in zsh

shell-script zsh

jan 23 '12 at 1:01 Gilles 144k

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tar + rsync + untar. Any speed benefit over just rsync?

rsync tar

mar 4 at 23:58 jasonwryan 13.3k

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Universal extractors

tar utilities compression

apr 24 at 0:42 Gilles 144k

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How to check if a shell is login/interactive/batch

shell

jun 6 '12 at 14:11 rahmu 4,605

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How to start tailing a file that has not been yet created

shell-script files tail

feb 9 '12 at 2:01 user815423426 3,012

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Limits of SSH multiplexing

ssh openssh

oct 20 '11 at 12:51 rozcietrzewiacz 13.6k

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Copy and set-mark in Bash as in Emacs?

bash line-editor

aug 1 '11 at 11:32 gavenkoa 121

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mv * folder (avoiding 'cannot move' error) [duplicate]

zsh rename

jan 31 at 21:31 Gilles 144k

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Testing LS_COLORS in zsh

zsh ls colors

nov 2 '11 at 22:13 user815423426 3,012

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Measuring time within a script

shell-script time

aug 7 '11 at 20:09 frabjous 2,456

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Directory with +x permission, parents without it. When would this be useful?

permissions

jun 2 '11 at 23:58 user815423426 3,012

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238

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Why not use pathless shebangs?

shell shebang

jun 5 at 8:44 Gilles 144k

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432

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How to silently get an empty string from a glob pattern with no matches

zsh wildcards

jun 4 at 11:27 Miikka 103

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cat line X to line Y on a huge file

tail cat large-files head

mar 5 at 13:13 user815423426 3,012

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Finding text between two specific characters or strings

text-processing regular-expression

jan 24 at 17:04 Thomas 11

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Comparing directories in Emacs

emacs diff

sep 24 at 11:35 Steen 111

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How to define and load your own shell function in zsh

shell-script zsh

mar 10 '12 at 23:41 Frank Terbeck 386

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Difference between “define-key global-map” and “global-set-key” in Emacs

emacs

dec 16 '11 at 20:29 user815423426 3,012

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What is word splitting? Why is it important in shell programming?

shell zsh

dec 13 '11 at 2:03 user815423426 3,012

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Who is doing the job: ffmpeg or the shell?

shell ffmpeg

oct 8 '11 at 16:06 Peter.O 8,140

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GID, current, primary, supplementary, effective and real group IDs?

users group privileges

sep 23 '11 at 7:40 Gilles 144k

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Disk usage summary per user

files zsh users disk-usage

may 29 at 23:58 Gilles 144k

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Hybrid code in shell scripts. Sharing variables

bash scripting zsh python

may 1 at 20:42 Stephane Chazelas 33.1k

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Adding paths to PATH using a multi-line syntax

zsh environment-variables path

apr 25 at 10:26 Kabie 121

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Differences between XStow and Stow

stow xstow

apr 24 at 17:25 user815423426 3,012

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Anything , Ido and similar tools for Emacs: Overlap and differences

emacs

sep 22 at 13:24 user 66

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343

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ls colors for permissions

shell ls colors

sep 21 at 18:47 htor 3,248

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List X random files from a directory

shell files zsh

sep 18 at 15:51 janmoesen 1,094

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