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

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Is "ps -u" Really a Bad Syntax?

101 votes
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How to include environment variable in bash line CURL?

92 votes

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

79 votes
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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?

45 votes
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Is there a one line command to make chmod interactive?

37 votes

How can I shorten a file from the command line?

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

25 votes
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hexdump vs actual file contents

25 votes
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Why doesn't this softlink work as expected?

24 votes
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replacing only part of matched pattern in sed

24 votes
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Where does Mutt save attachment?

18 votes
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Vim enclose in quotes

18 votes

Is it possible to print out the shell expansion?

15 votes

Piping tail -f into awk

15 votes
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Why Hard disk labeling starts with C rather than A?

14 votes
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How to redirect stdin for bash source command?

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

13 votes
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split a file by a line prefix

13 votes

Watch with awk command

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

10 votes
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does PATH search include symlinks?

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

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

10 votes
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Tee a script to file within itself

9 votes
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Why does bash sometimes forget the command typed previously?

9 votes

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

9 votes
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convert timezone of timestamp string in bash

8 votes

list multiple file types in bash for loop

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