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"echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches" - Permission denied as root

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Find duplicate files

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xrdp disconnects immediately after connection from Windows10/Centos to Centos7

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Bash doesn't read .bashrc unless manually started

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What is a command to find priority of process in Linux?

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mount error "is not a block device"

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How to mount qcow2 image

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How can I look up a username by id in linux?

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How to invoke a shell built-in explicitly?

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How to view and edit the code of a PDF file

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How do I install a single package from Debian testing or unstable on stable?

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Move iptables rule (w/o removing and adding)

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Fix "firefox is already running" issue in Linux

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Authentication is required to create a color profile

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find-command for certain subdirectories

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readarray (or pipe) issue

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cp hidden files with glob patterns

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Collect exit codes of parallel background processes (sub shells)

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How can I remove duplicates in my .bash_history, preserving order?

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How can I suppress output only if the command succeeds?

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Parallelize a Bash FOR Loop

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Reducing shutdown timeout for "a stop job is running"

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bash: Assigning the first line of a variable to a variable

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Should I include a trailing slash / in a symlink to a directory?

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redirect systemd service logs to file

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Connect to running qemu instance with qemu monitor

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How to self-terminate a bash script after timeout?

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nested double quotes in assignment with command substitution

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