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How to pass a string to a command that expects a file?

answered Mar 12, 2019 at 10:02

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tar and its key letters: is it a bug or feature?

answered Sep 22, 2015 at 9:04

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what is the easiest way to configure serial port on Linux?

answered Nov 13, 2015 at 13:55

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Where to search for the core file generated by the crash of a linux application?

answered Jan 20, 2015 at 7:53

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What is the difference between shutdown 18:00 and at 18:00 shutdown?

answered Aug 28, 2018 at 14:36

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Start a process on a different tty

answered Nov 26, 2014 at 14:30

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Which order is the route table analyzed in?

answered Mar 6, 2015 at 11:14

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Use .sh or .bash extension for Bash scripts?

answered Feb 4, 2015 at 13:41

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Why pwd does not accept long options like --physical?

answered Jan 21, 2019 at 13:52

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How does Linux know which USB hard drive is which?

answered Sep 22, 2015 at 9:36

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What can I do if bash stops echoing?

answered Oct 30, 2014 at 11:17

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What does "mouse reporting" mean?

answered Apr 17, 2015 at 12:49

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Convert Unix timestamp to human-readable time

answered Oct 23, 2019 at 9:27

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Rsync folder while --exclude-from'ing .gitignore files at different depths

answered Nov 18, 2014 at 8:03

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Constantly check if file is modified bash

answered Nov 6, 2014 at 9:51

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"Last resort" Linux terminal command to reboot (over ssh) in case of a kernel bug?

answered Feb 5, 2015 at 12:03

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What's a smart way to count the number of days since X?

answered Jul 14, 2015 at 14:33

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Debian 9: After upgrade from 8, MySQL (MariaDB) does no longer work

answered Feb 2, 2018 at 10:00

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Using SMB to pipe contents of file to local command on local machine

answered Mar 16, 2015 at 8:48

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Why do we have to pass the file name twice in exec functions?

answered Mar 2, 2015 at 11:54

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Debian: prevent particular file from being overwritten during package upgrade

answered Sep 27, 2014 at 11:32

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rsync over NFS - inconsistent speed

answered Jun 19, 2018 at 9:17

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With gnu find, what is the difference between -print0 and -printf "%p\0"

answered Aug 13, 2018 at 16:02

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What's the differernce between differential and incremental backup in terms of rsync command?

answered Nov 12, 2015 at 12:40

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Convert file contents to lower case

answered Dec 5, 2014 at 7:46

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Enabling ethernet over USB support in Linux kernel

answered Feb 19, 2015 at 15:27

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What does "1K-blocks" column mean in the output of `df`?

answered Jan 15, 2015 at 15:02

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ss is replacing netstat, how can I get it to list ports similarly to what I am used to?

answered Jan 30, 2015 at 11:54

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Bash: issuing trap twice

answered Nov 28, 2014 at 9:55

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Process with randomized name

answered Nov 11, 2014 at 15:23

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How to pass a string to a command that expects a file?

tar and its key letters: is it a bug or feature?

what is the easiest way to configure serial port on Linux?

Where to search for the core file generated by the crash of a linux application?

What is the difference between shutdown 18:00 and at 18:00 shutdown?

Start a process on a different tty

Which order is the route table analyzed in?

Use .sh or .bash extension for Bash scripts?

Why pwd does not accept long options like --physical?

How does Linux know which USB hard drive is which?

What can I do if bash stops echoing?

What does "mouse reporting" mean?

Convert Unix timestamp to human-readable time

Rsync folder while --exclude-from'ing .gitignore files at different depths

Constantly check if file is modified bash

"Last resort" Linux terminal command to reboot (over ssh) in case of a kernel bug?

What's a smart way to count the number of days since X?

Debian 9: After upgrade from 8, MySQL (MariaDB) does no longer work

Using SMB to pipe contents of file to local command on local machine

Why do we have to pass the file name twice in exec functions?

Debian: prevent particular file from being overwritten during package upgrade

rsync over NFS - inconsistent speed

With gnu find, what is the difference between -print0 and -printf "%p\0"

What's the differernce between differential and incremental backup in terms of rsync command?

Convert file contents to lower case

Enabling ethernet over USB support in Linux kernel

What does "1K-blocks" column mean in the output of `df`?

ss is replacing netstat, how can I get it to list ports similarly to what I am used to?

Bash: issuing trap twice

Process with randomized name