Chris Down

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Finding the PID of the process using a specific port?

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How can I resolve a hostname to an IP address in a Bash script?

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Execute vs Read bit. How do directory permissions in Linux work?

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How to rsync only new files

Mar 11, 2013

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How do I determine the number of RAM slots in use?

Mar 2, 2012

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In Vim, how can I automatically determine whether to use spaces or tabs for indentation?

Jan 31, 2013

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Launch a program when any wireless connection comes up using netcfg

Jan 17, 2013

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How do I list all installed programs?

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What's the easiest way to find an unused local port?

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How do I check if a variable exists in an 'if' statement?

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How can I resolve a hostname to an IP address in a Bash script?

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