Questions tagged [command-line]
This tag is for questions that are about using the command-line interface (CLI), including the use of standard command-line tools and shell commands. However, for questions that are specific to each shell (like Bash, ZSH etc.), use the tag of that particular shell as well.
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I cannot open anaconda navigator in Ubuntu
Can anyone give me a suggestion to solve this problem? I installed Anaconda in Ubuntu and ran anaconda-navigator but it doesn't work and shows this error:
Thanks so much for your help.
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Find and change Default Start Firefox Ubuntu 22.04
this is my first post here, so apologize for any mistakes.
I am creating a script to customize an image of Ubuntu 22.04 and I also need to define the Firefox home page.
The first problem is that under ...
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What's wrong with my use of the netcat command?
I can run this netcat command to listen to ports only when I'm listing a single port, for example:
sudo ncat -lp 80 -w 10
However when I attempt to enter multiple port numbers it says the port number ...
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Is it possible to change the value of environment variable from a bash script so that it persists?
I would like to use an environment variable I have declared in /etc/environment as a counter which should be accessible to several unrelated scripts that are run at different times.
Is that possible?...
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hciconfig Features hex codes
I can't seem to find anywhere what the hex codes listed under hciconfig Features stand for. Does anyone know where I can find a list to show which feature corresponds to which hex code?
Output:
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Command line archive manager / extracter
I keep forgetting all the corresponding extract commands for every compression format.
So I was thinking about writing a script that merely maps file extensions to the appropriate extract command. ...
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How to make ports listening with the ncat command in a script since i always times out?
This is the script opening multiple ports. However without me doing a single thing it times out after a while. How can i make the scripts stay open indefinitely or atleast for a long time. Would ...
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Terminal not opening on Ubuntu 22.04 on Virtual box 7.0.0
I'm using windows 10 and I installed Ubuntu 22.04 on Virtual box 7.0.0.
When I click the terminal icon, the upper left side of the screen(where is the executing application name view), there is the ...
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input delay on Terminal Ubuntu 22.04.4
I have been using Ubuntu since Christmas, and just recently I have been receiving delayed input while using the Ubuntu terminal. It especially takes affect when using vim or man commands, which is ...
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Tilix shortcuts problem
Tilix has a shortcut "Ctrl+Alt+T" to open the terminal in Nautilius (In the currently opened directory), but ubuntu has the default same shortcut "Ctrl+Alt+T" to open the terminal ...
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Can I enable Wayland sharing from the command line?
Is there any way to enable Wayland sharing from the command line? When I try to access Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with Teamviewer it's blocked because of this popup on the target:
Note that removing a monitor ...
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E: Unable to locate package jasper-lib ( also happened to libpng, and jasper-dev )
Hello so I'm using Ubuntu 17.10 and I needed to install the following to work as a libraries for the WRF software.
tcsh
jasper-dev
jasper-lib
libpng
libpng-dev
m4
the bolded ones got installed when ...
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virt-manager Error connecting to graphical console
I've had this problem now for several months and haven't been able to find a suitable solution. When searching I find a lot of very old posts about the problem but none seem to related. Mostly talk ...
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gio set command don't work for root user
On Ubuntu 23.10.8. I'm trying to do the same as right-clicking on the file and clicking 'Allow Launching' pragmatically in my bash script. And command:
gio set /home/myUser/Desktop/"$app_name&...
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How to umount non-sudo sshfs created directory
I used sshfs without sudo to create a directory like
sshfs [email protected]:/media/user/harddrive /temp/user/harddrive
but when I want to umount the /temp/user/harddrive directory with
umount /...
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How to add indic lauage like hindi bengali on ubuntu 22.04
I have already installed wine, .NET SDK & .NET Runtime on Ubuntu. But Indic Hindi.exe file not running on terminal. I also want to run .exe file for Bengali language.
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Fixing title of xterm even during editing a file inside it
To write a document I need to put a picture that I can capture from the screen. The picture is supposed to have an xterm which displayout uart output during rtl simulation. But I didn't capture it ...
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Is It Possible To Change the Date of Creation of a File (Docx, Pdf, jpg) from the Command Line?
Let's say I would like to change the date of creation of a file (specially docx, pdf) to back in the past. Is it possible to do this from the terminal.
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terminal will not load, cant run any commands just blinks can't type
terminal will not load and "if" it does it never loads a prompt ex: username:machinename#, only the windows frame, file menu and a blinking cursor, cant type anything, cant run commands, have no idea ...
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Need to create csv file from content of another file
I need help in writing a command or shell script that generates a csv file as per below details -
My file has content like -
+ Creates a new NotificationEventMapping
POST https://sbc.com:1234/openapi-...
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How do I call an executable as root without the need of using sudo?
I've created an app that also uses TPM for signing/encryption/decryption (with the tss2-fapi library)... But I am a newbie when it comes to Linux (Ubuntu) permissions. Now, when I am running the app I ...
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How to run Timeshift from command line
I'm struggling a bit with running Timeshift from command line. My disk structure look like this:
sda 8:0 0 1.8T 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 512M 0 part ...
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Using Sed to remove part of FASTA file header
I'm new to Sed and want use it to remove part of FASTA file header
My headers take the form:
CYTC2889-12|HM036578|Homo sapiens
and I need them to be:
CYTC2889-12|Homo sapiens
So far I have (running ...
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What is the signal sent when the charger is unplugged/plugged
I would like to know which signal is sent to the kernel when I unplug my laptop. I need this information to make a program to switch my power mode automatically.
I am currently on Ubuntu 23.10.
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Command line automaticly new line
Sorry if my english is too bad : in Ubuntu when it starts you have lines line 'cloud-init'..I know it's possible to "ignore them" but having Ubuntu creating the line you are using to enter ...
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Map "CTRL+ENTER" to another key inside gnome-terminal
Intro
Is there any way of mapping CTRL+ENTER to an F-key? (Inside the terminal ofcourse only) I've looked everywhere, I've tried so many things that I can't even recall. I had no luck and so I decide ...
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Adding ++ctrl+enter++ key combination in bash (to allow for nvim enter key combinations)
I'm trying to make the ++ctrl+enter+ key work in nvim to be able to create a new line above in incert mode without leaving <ESC>oi similar to vscode but the following don't work:
keymap("i&...
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id3v2 reports "No ID3 tag" on MP3 file but VLC shows tags on same file
On my NAS I have a lot of MP3 files ripped from audio CDs I own and tagged with EasyTAG. The tags show just fine when playing the files in VLC. EasyTAG also shows them correctly when opening the files ...
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Show only selected data in text file without removing any data from it
I have a file with dates (formatted YYYY M DD) and their max/min/avg temperature, alongside with the precipitation for each day. The dates are in the first three columns of strings (1900 9 19 for ...
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Attempting to Decrypt an AES-256-CBC Encrypted File but Decryption Password isn't known
I am trying to decrypt a password protected file that was encrypted using AES-256-CBC, but the password to decrypt the file has been forgotten.
In this simulation, I do know the password is a ...
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How do I create partitions on Ubuntu Server?
Does anybody know how I am supposed to create a partition? I've tried to create one on SDA, but nothing happens, It just errors out saying: Permission Denied
I am using a "Dell PowerEdge R610&...
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Installing Java
I am trying to install Java. but I am getting following Issue: -
I downloaded jdk-8u201-linux-i586.tar.gz from oracle web site.
Then I created directories as sudo mkdir /usr/local/java
After that i ...
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How to check available webcams from the command line?
Is there a terminal command that lists all the webcams connected to my computer including the native one? Maybe using the ffmpeg package?
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What grep pattern allows to print only one-word lines?
I want to print the lines with only one no-spaces subsequences of characters while use grep on the text.
title after grepping should to print title
the sentence after grepping should not print ...
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Switching Plasma theme from the command line
I would like to switch between dark and light themes easily (Default Breeze and dark Breeze themes) without having to navigate to System Settings > Global themes > Click on theme > click Apply.
So I ...
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Get first QR code from STDOUT and terminate process
I want to scan a single QR-code and return the result to STDOUT. I discovered ZBar, which is a nice little program that almost does everything I need.
$ zbarcam --raw
scans QR-codes with the PC ...
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VIDEOIO ERROR:V4L: Can't open camera by index 0
On a Intel NUC, I have loaded Ubuntu 16.04. I have disabled the desktop module by making changes to /etc/default/grub. The machine boots in text mode. I have a python program that uses Opencv (...
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I have a problem with the Java path on my computer not being compatible with the bucket dependencies for Gradle Android Studio
Unsupported Java
Your build is currently configured to use Java 20.0.1 and Gradle 8.0
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Cannot access the serial port of YDLIDAR SDM15 in Ubuntu [closed]
I'm not able to access the serial port for the tool of YDLIDAR SDM15 lidar sensor in Ubuntu.
I also tried running the Wine code in root mode in the terminal.
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Remove docx metadata with Linux command line? [duplicate]
How to delete hidden information (metadata) from a Microsoft Word document (.docx) on a Linux system using terminal commands.
Can any suggest me some good tools for that as exiftool not supported docx ...
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How to change keyboard layout( e.g. QWERTY , DVORAK) in KDE 5 from command-line?
How to change keyboard layout in command-line in KDE 5 , Kubuntu 18.04?
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Cannot type anything in Terminal
After I have installed 'Google CLI' I cannot do anything in the terminal.
I have tried a few solution I found on web to recover, but still without success.
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WSL2 - VSCode's shell command `code` no longer working in Linux terminal
I am very new to Linux and WSL overall. I was able to use code . to open my current directory in VSCode, but after deleting something that I do not remember it just doesn't work anymore. I put in the ...
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Cannot use command line Argument list too long
I setup a 16.04 ubuntu webserver through AWS. After installing some programs now when I connect with putty it will not take any commands and after 20 seconds it starts repeatedly throwing the ...
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My terminal prompt is "PC%" - How can I fix this? [duplicate]
My terminal prompt looks like this:
PC%
How can I fix this?
Here is picture of my terminal.
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How do I find files of a certain extension(s) except in paths that contain certain strings and then print the result to a file?
Upon a little search, I came up with this command:
> find . -type f \( -name "*.exe" \) | egrep -v
> 'games_1|rei|games|tor|jogos|mods|text' > 1
What I wanted to do was find files ...
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Nmcli and nmtui can't read password for wifi network
Ubuntu 23.10 here. When using Network Manager in KDE, I can connect to the wifi network via the Network Manager applet. Connections are saved with passwords so I don't need to enter a password for ...
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How to install certificates for command line
So in school we need to install a certificate to access https sites. In firefox, I can import the certificate. However, I can't do so with the command line. For example, running git push I get:
fatal:...
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How to change the background color on a Ubuntu terminal in WSL?
Using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS from the Windows Store and I want to change the background colour of the terminal from black to white. Is this possible?
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Create a user for samba only (CLI)
Exact same question as Create a user for sharing purposes only but using CLI instead of GUI.
I'd like to allow login access to a shared SMB directory, but the users get no other access to the server.
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