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How and why is this string of text a fork bomb?

answered Nov 6, 2015 at 7:07

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Is "ps -u" Really a Bad Syntax?

answered Oct 14, 2014 at 6:54

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How to include environment variable in bash line CURL?

answered Nov 4, 2014 at 2:50

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Why does the system have /etc/sudoers.d? How should I edit it?

answered Jan 25, 2015 at 6:33

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How to use 'sed' with piping

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Bash is slow to start because of this line in .bashrc. What could cause this?

answered May 14, 2017 at 22:15

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Is there a one line command to make chmod interactive?

answered Jan 23, 2015 at 6:51

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How can I shorten a file from the command line?

answered Jan 5, 2018 at 16:25

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How do I pipe output to date -d "value"?

answered Feb 4, 2014 at 1:43

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replacing only part of matched pattern in sed

answered Jul 24, 2017 at 23:55

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hexdump vs actual file contents

answered Oct 17, 2014 at 0:24

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Why doesn't this softlink work as expected?

answered Jul 20, 2016 at 3:41

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Where does Mutt save attachment?

answered Jan 1, 2014 at 6:43

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Vim enclose in quotes

answered Jul 12, 2014 at 21:31

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Is it possible to print out the shell expansion?

answered Jan 6, 2015 at 1:22

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Piping tail -f into awk

answered Apr 16, 2014 at 2:15

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Why Hard disk labeling starts with C rather than A?

answered Nov 8, 2015 at 3:47

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How to redirect stdin for bash source command?

answered Jan 22, 2014 at 8:29

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split a file by a line prefix

answered Jul 15, 2014 at 21:16

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What are the exact reasons `grep` on /proc and raw disks is a bad idea?

answered Oct 13, 2016 at 18:05

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Watch with awk command

answered May 4, 2016 at 4:46

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Possible to get a bash script to accept input from terminal if its stdin has been redirected?

answered Nov 1, 2014 at 1:22

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does PATH search include symlinks?

answered Dec 13, 2017 at 7:33

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Inverse grep using a pattern file doesn't show non-matches

answered Jul 17, 2020 at 22:29

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Linux command-line: Quick way to disable internet (keeping LAN)?

answered Feb 3, 2014 at 22:32

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Tee a script to file within itself

answered Jul 22, 2016 at 21:26

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Why does bash sometimes forget the command typed previously?

answered Oct 11, 2014 at 20:42

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Programatically determine if an script is being executed on laptop or desktop?

answered Feb 13, 2015 at 20:28

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convert timezone of timestamp string in bash

answered May 29, 2015 at 4:58

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list multiple file types in bash for loop

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254 Answers

How and why is this string of text a fork bomb?

Is "ps -u" Really a Bad Syntax?

How to include environment variable in bash line CURL?

Why does the system have /etc/sudoers.d? How should I edit it?

How to use 'sed' with piping

Bash is slow to start because of this line in .bashrc. What could cause this?

Is there a one line command to make chmod interactive?

How can I shorten a file from the command line?

How do I pipe output to date -d "value"?

replacing only part of matched pattern in sed

hexdump vs actual file contents

Why doesn't this softlink work as expected?

Where does Mutt save attachment?

Vim enclose in quotes

Is it possible to print out the shell expansion?

Piping tail -f into awk

Why Hard disk labeling starts with C rather than A?

How to redirect stdin for bash source command?

split a file by a line prefix

What are the exact reasons `grep` on /proc and raw disks is a bad idea?

Watch with awk command

Possible to get a bash script to accept input from terminal if its stdin has been redirected?

does PATH search include symlinks?

Inverse grep using a pattern file doesn't show non-matches

Linux command-line: Quick way to disable internet (keeping LAN)?

Tee a script to file within itself

Why does bash sometimes forget the command typed previously?

Programatically determine if an script is being executed on laptop or desktop?

convert timezone of timestamp string in bash

list multiple file types in bash for loop