Questions related to instructions issued at the terminal executed by a shell program and running Unix/Linux commands at the terminal.
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Automatically cd into directories?
In the terminal You use cd ../../........ to get to wherever you want,
But I am lazy, I am wondering if it is possible to automatically cd into the directories if the command is simply the directory.
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Why won't se-toolkit set up? [closed]
When I run "apt-get update" and "apt-get upgrade" on Backtrack 5 R3, I get this after waiting about an hour and a half or so:
Setting up se-toolkit (4.2.1-bt0) ...
Errors were encountered while ...
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bzcat to delete compressed file
By default, bzcat (or, equivalently, bzip2 -dc or bunzip2 -c) will keep the source (compressed file) and not delete it. Is there a flag or other means (besides thereafter manually rming the file) to ...
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Close current tab firefox using terminal
I have firefox already running on my system, and now in minimised state. What I want is to close the current tab running in firefox. How can I do this by simply using commands in terminal?
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Moving files in ubuntu 12.10
I am trying to move the file crt.ca to my /etc/openvpn.
I have tried sudo move command and it says move or mv is not a valid command.
Help would be appreciated.
Thanks
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What is the best directory for script files?
I have my own shell script files and I want to run them in terminal, keeping them in /usr/bin folder. But my question is: which directory is best for keeping files of my own script? I want to use this ...
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Is there a way to show progress when copying/moving files using the command line?
sometimes with large files it takes a while and some sort of progress bar to know that its still working would be nice.
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How to restore original version of config file from package cannot be purged (e.g. base-files) by command?
I found a system's /etc/lsb-release has been modified and I want to replace it to the version in base-files package.
However I can't apt-get purge base-files because it contains crucial system files ...
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snort configuration
When I want to install or configure libpcap in Ubuntu 11 for snort application, it says
Fatal error: can't create pcap-linux.o: Permission denied
make: *** [pcap-linux.o] Error 1
Some one know ...
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Download ZIP file with curl command
How can I download ZIP file with curl command? I tried curl -sO, but error occurred. I want to download zip file from address:
http://github.com/ziyaddin/xampp/archive/master.zip
but can't. What must ...
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A package was installed badly. How to remove it?
When I'm trying to update or install anything I get this error:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: The package equalx needs to be ...
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What does this “… | ps `cat`” command do?
On my Internet research, I found the following command as solution to find the process name of a window:
xprop _NET_WM_PID | sed 's/_NET_WM_PID(CARDINAL) = //' | ps `cat`
I just do not understand ...
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Any command to check packets received and transmitted
Is there any command line option to check how many packets my P.C is receiving and transmitting in real time (something like top) ?
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Terminal banner command
In Ubuntu Terminal must be a command banner. This command shows text like banner. But in terminal it doesn't exist. Why?
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Very basic command line question [duplicate]
I'm very new to Ubuntu (and Linux). I forgot my main password and looked up how to delete it and now I'm at a root menu screen that says "-d, --delete". My question is what do I actually need to type ...
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How to enter a folder with name # from the command line in Ubuntu?
I have a folder, name of my folder is #. How can I change directory (cd) to this folder.
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How to escape special characters in password? [duplicate]
I am trying to install SVN in Ubuntu. My network proxy has a password. In apt.conf when i do:
Acquire::http::Proxy "http://username:pass@word@proxy_server:proxy_port";
It's not working . My ...
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What is the difference between `command` and `./command`?
I found that sometime I use the command to run a command, but sometime I use the ./command to run another command.
What is the difference?
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Execute shell script or command on idle time
I'm searching for an possibility to execute a shell script or command on a idle time in the bash shell.
As an example, if I'm in a SSH session to a server of mine and after X minutes of inactivity in ...
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What does this command mean ls -l test.conf -rw-r--r— l root root?
root@ubuntu:/etc/openvpn# ls -l test.conf -rw-r--r-- l root root 791 Mar 20 09:23 test.conf
What does the above command mean?
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Dead keyboard when entering password [duplicate]
I lost all icon from my desktop. When I use the terminal I am able to enter the commands but the keyboard goes dead when ask for my password. The only key that works is the enter key and after 3 ...
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Getting configure command of php
I am using an ubutnu OS, I have installed LAMP stack using "tasksel", I am not able to find the "Configure Command" while I am going through phpinfo. But , in the same OS I am able to see the ...
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Graphics Driver for Ubuntu 12.10
Hello I am new to Ubuntu and I am having problems locating the graphics driver to install. I have a Pentium 4 HT 3.2 dual core, I tried the command jockey-kde but found out that is for an AMD 64 ...
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I've installed GNOME to try it out - Didn't like it. How do I get rid of it? [closed]
I'm running the 13.04 beta and have never tried GNOME3. I've installed it in the following manner:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-gnome-desktop ubuntu-gnome-default-settings
sudo apt-get install ...
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Switching OS's on the fly
Is it possible to load Ubuntu after you boot in windows and shut windows down and then switch it back?
Just for fun
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Replacing dots (.) in sed
I have a string of text:
" . . ."
that is
space dot space dot space dot
I am trying to replace all occurence of this string in text file to
"..."
that is
dot dot dot
I was trying to ...
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Generate a list of available commands and what each does
Does a Linux command set with descriptions exist on the net?
I have a list of commands i obtained by using alt! with 1947 commands listed. I put these into a file but I am having to write what each ...
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what is the right way to shutdown ubuntu using the command line? [duplicate]
I know that there are several commands that shutdown an Ubuntu computer. I was just wondering if there is a right one to use and what the implications are for using the other ones; or what the various ...
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How to use Xfce4-display-settings terminal commands?
What I want is a terminal command that would activate internal display in case it is de-activated in Xfce. (Then, I could run this command by a script+shortkey and get a solution to this problem). The ...
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to move all file with certain common string except the extension of the file to another directory
Suppose there is directory with files and most of them have "ubuntu" string in common to the name of file .
i used the command
mv ubuntu1 ubuntu2 ubuntu3 ubuntu/
now i want to move all these ...
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How to automate execution of sequence of commands in ubuntu?
I am new to LINUX operating system. I am using ROS (Robotic Operating System) where I type few commands in separate terminal windows for doing the setup.
ie Before I run my program, I have to ...
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How to display notebook model number?
I have a notebook HP Pavilion dm4 running Ubuntu 12.04 and I'm trying to determine the model number (like HP Pavilion dm4-2015dx or HP Pavilion dm4-2033cl, etc).
There's no such information on ...
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How to know if my Ubuntu machine is running 32 or 64 bit OS [duplicate]
What command should I run to identify if I am running a 32 or a 64 bit OS
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Ubuntu 12.10 64bit not picking up my Ethernet
I logged onto Ubuntu to realize that my Ethernet connection is not connected. It has worked fine until now.
Any help would be appreciated.
Also, I'm using Realtek Ethernet.
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Removing files with a certain extension except one file from terminal
I need to remove all files with .gif extension except one file with name say "filename.gif". What is the optimal way to go about doing this in terminal?
The command rm *.gif removes all gif files ...
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I can't install flash player
I tried every version of Flash player for Ubuntu 12.10, but it doesn't work.
When attempting to install it, I got this error.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading ...
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Creating A Shortcut to Open Terminal & Run A Command
everyone. I'm new to Ubuntu Gnome, and I just wanted to know if it's possible to create a shortcut such as CTRL+1, and have the terminal popup and run a command such as 'sudo apt-get upgrade'.
Is ...
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wrong use of #MV
I've a done wrong use of sudo mv command. Example:
sudo Mv/home/USER/Downloads/piff.pdf /root/PDFs
Then the directory /root/PDFs has been changed to a plain text file.
I can undo the command?
I ...
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How do i open a cfile in Ubuntu?
How do i open a command file in ubuntu 12.04? I am trying to run gr-bluetooth using USRP2.
and i get an error:
socket(PF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, htons(0xBEEF)): Operation not permitted
eth0: socket: No ...
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What is the difference that explains different results of different ways to assign values in a command-line?
What is the difference that explains the different results of these commands?
a=2 echo $a
set a=2 echo $a
a=2; echo $a
set a=2; echo $a
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How to remap the F1-12 keys to require the Fn key + F1-12
I recently bought a new laptop, and mapped the F10/11/12 keys to media controls so that I would be able to just press, say, F10 to mute the volume. However, I now cannot use the F10 key normally. ...
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Running a command from within Zenoss
I am using Zenoss to monitor some Ubuntu VMs I have. I want to configure Zenoss so when I receive a notification it runs a command. How do you run a command as a user in Ubuntu silently i.e. I want ...
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playing with head in ubuntu
Hi while I am playing with Ubuntu head command of CLI, I came to a situation.There what ever I am giving as input thats echoing automatically.
The command and its play mentioned in the image.
so ...
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What is wrong with this method of using an alternate lock screen background?
I have recently been trying to separate all three wallpaper states that are all the same as default. They are:
Unity Greeter
Lock screen
Desktop
All of them have a wallpaper, and as default the ...
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query related tobroken package [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I resolve unmet dependencies?
I'm unable to update or install new packages. wheneer i try to do so,it comes out with output that you have held broken packages. ...
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Command to see media file info in terminal?
I need a command to quickly see in terminal essential information about an audio or video file.
(Then I'll consider adding that to Thunar's custom actions, etc.)
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Delete duplicate files with different extensions
/dir/ect/ory/ contains n folders each containing r files. Of which a certain number are the same file with a different file extension. These files are both in the same folder. Is there a simple way to ...
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How to convert multiple files to png (instead of one) in Thunar custom actions?
I have added convert %f %f.png to Thunar's custom actions to convert a selected image to png.
What would be the command that can be added in the same way that would allow selecting multiple files or ...
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How to convert flv file(s) to mp3 from PCManFM's (Open with) context menu?
Opening a terminal in a folder that contains a flv file called "one" (one.flv) and running this command: ffmpeg -i one.flv one.mp3 the flv file is converted to mp3 with the same name and in the same ...
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What are the corresponding commands in Ubuntu?
This link: https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/BuildingOpenVPN-GUI provides the following instructions:
$ autoreconf -v
$ ./configure --with-crypto-includes=/c/openssl/include ...
