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How to obtain a list of all the files recursively without listing the directories to which the files belong and sort the list of files alphabetically? [duplicate]

I only managed to list the directories themselves with ls -a or the files sorted by directory with ls -aR
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Completely lost a folder converted to unkown file

this is blowing my mind. I got a new fresh installed ubuntu and windows on seperated partitions. From ubuntu, I can access windows partition so I created a folder named REPO_APP inside that contains ...
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fcraczip no't working in ubuntu

i tried to crack my zip file it's not give me any result this what i got ┌─[dsl@Linux]─[~/11] └──╼ $fcrackzip -u -D -p 1 1.zip ┌─[dsl@Linux]─[~/11] └──╼ $ fcrackzip issue
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What is the "-z" file on my system?

I have a file simply called -z. It is an octet-stream file located in my home/user directory. Only root has access. I can't seem to open it with vim because it can't take the argument "z" (...
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Why are files missing from directories when viewed from web?

I am really puzzled by the behaviour of Apache 2 in displaying files contained in folders stored on my unix server. Until recently I had assumed that I could navigate through listings displayed on ...
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Drag and drop files from file explorer in sftp folder onto vscode

I browse files through sftp on the file explorer, aka Files. I would like to drag and drop them, or double click them to open them on my local programs, such as vscode or paraview for instance. Here ...
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Not able to delete a file even if using sudo command on ubuntu 22.04 LTS

I have a text file Summary_DataTypes.txt which was created by me earlier. It appears in lsand vs code. But does not show in the folder even if I do show hidden folder. I want to delete this file but ...
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How do i eliminate files saved in Run/user/1000/doc

I run Ubuntu 22.04. My web browsers saves downloaded files to the run/user/1000/doc folder in hex-named folders created for every single file. As I learned seaching the web, this can be avoided by ...
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Open in Terminal item is missing for network shares

I noticed something odd today. When I have a network share open, the context menu of the Files file browser in Ubuntu-22.04 is missing the "Open in Terminal" item. With local folders, like ...
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QT apps do not respect file-chooser bookmarks

background In ubuntu files app (Nautilus), a user can create bookmarks to folders in the left pane: most apps respect these bookmarks; I assume this is just by virtue of them using a ~ system file-...
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How to disable the Nautilus dynamic menu when right clicking on the dock icon? (22.04 and above)

When right-clicking on the Nautilus Files dock icon, it gives a different menu based on if you have a Files window open or not (shown by the image below): I would like to have customized right-click ...
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How to automate the compression of the contents of each subfolder in a directory?

I'm looking to automate the compression of the contents of each subfolder (excluding the subfolder itself) in a directory, with each .zip of said contents corresponding to each subfolder. Is there a ...
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Green emblem with a number on the Files icon that doesn't want to go away [duplicate]

There is a green emblem with a number on the Files icon in the Dock that doesn't want to go away. How can I get rid of it?
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How to add XAMPP MySQL Path in Ubuntu environment variable?

I'm a new Ubuntu (Kubuntu) user. I migrated from Windows. I want to add MySQL bin path to environment variable on Ubuntu (Kubuntu). How to do it? Please help me!
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How to pin the Desktop folder to the left?

I can see the Desktop folder on the left. But on my other computer, I can't see it. How to pin it to the left?
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Wanting to swap from Linux mint 21.2 to the latest LTS Ubuntu. I have my system backed up to an external hdd will I be able to restore from that

Laptop is a Dell inspiron 16. 1 TB SSD 64 GB ram. [edit] I should also add that the ssd is encrypted so I have to enter a password to boot the system and another to enter the home screen and start ...
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Help finding files with the same filename (except what's inside parenthesis) and deleting the smaller size ones

I need to know how to find one or more files with the same filename (except what's inside parenthesis) and delete the one(s) with the smaller size, in a folder. I don't care if it's a GUI app or ...
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Cann't connect to 'Other Locations' on Ubuntu 20.04

I'm trying to connect to a sftp server in Files-application via Other Locations -> Connect to Server. Every URL gets red immediately after entering ':' after the protocol (happens with every ...
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Files inside of External storage won’t show in nextcloud (Snap Package)

The following two are snapshots of my file explorer: As you can see from the attached images files within my hard drive aren't showing in nextcloud but do show in other places. It is added through ...
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Fresh Install Ubuntu 22.04 - unable to see files or folders?

Ubuntu 22.04 Crashed on me and I was unable to recover, so reinstalled (not on this device) Now installed and I can see the drive... But all my folders and files are missing? on running Gdisk I get ...
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How to calculate the size of heap, file, variable or any element from memory adress?

I'm currently trying to get the size of the heap of a process and I got some confusions. In proc/PID/maps I got: 009df000-00a01000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 [heap] I know ...
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how to get files from Oracle VirtualBox without running it

hope this message finds you well. I am currently experiencing difficulty accessing machine from Oracle VirtualBox that is running on my windows 10 because I have forgot the password. I'm wondering if ...
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Files gone after update Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS

I use Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS. Today there was an update. after the update all my accounts were deconnected, Thunderbirds connection to my email adresses was gone, all files deleted. A lot of files (...
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recover files after accidentally changing the partition table

I have an internal drive of 500GB called /dev/sda that have nine partitions (sda1 to sda9).I also have an external hard drive of 1TB called /dev/sdb that have one partition called sdb1 in NTFS format, ...
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doesn't support architecture 'arm64' doesn't support architecture -armhf

i need a vendor to compile an ARM64 and an Armhf repository for my 32 bit chromebook. it won't install wine or itunes 32 bit on my chromebook
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How can I search based on file contents? (GUI, not terminal)

Every question and answer I've seen so far is ancient or just about grep in the terminal. I want an easy way to search my ~/code folder for certain strings. And I want the interface to allow filtering ...
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Confused about command line options for Linux mkfs

I am formatting a new drive on Ubuntu 20.04, and I am at the step where I format the drive to ext4. One article (https://linuxize.com/post/fdisk-command-in-linux/) says to do this: sudo mkfs.ext4 -F /...
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Added new drive but it's stuck as "read only file system"

Bought a new drive. Expected it would be easy to install... Shouldn't need to use commands for something every day users should be able to complete, so I followed this GUI guide: https://www.zdnet.com/...
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Thunar and ls different file size

I have a complete android userdata partition image on disk and it shows 48.9 GiB on Thunar but only 3.8 GB in ls and Baobab. How is it possible ? Thanks
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How to add a folder to the favorite folder in "Files" in Ubuntu?

Using Ubuntu 22.04 I am trying to add the "Windows" folder to the favorite folders on the left (where you can see "Work", "Tools", "Music" and "Private&...
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On Ubuntu 22.04, editing limits.conf to increase number of file descriptors doesn't work

I followed this answer: https://askubuntu.com/a/162230 I edit limits.conf, now it is * soft nofile 65536 * hard nofile 65536 * soft nproc 65536 * hard nproc Unlimited root soft nofile 65536 root ...
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unusual behavior copying files to USB memory stick

I am attempting to copy about 188GB of files from my Ubuntu 22.04 HD onto a 1TB memory stick. The stick is writable by the system, in that about 50% of the files I wish to copy HAVE been copied each ...
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launch4j in ubuntu

I finished my first program in Java, and I want to convert it to an .exe file to make it runnable in Windows, so I downloaded Launch4j to convert jar files to exe files. I followed this guide, but ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop files, icons, folders do NOT appear on desktop,

Ubuntu 22.04 Upgraded 20.04 installation. Desktop files, icons, folders do NOT appear on desktop, yet they are in the Desktop folder under Home directory. They will run if I open the Desktop folder ...
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using ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS version vikas@vikas-X542UQ:~$ apt --fix-broken install E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend

Problem facing in sudo apt-get update tried sudo -s apt-get update apt-get upgrade then facing problem The following packages have unmet dependencies: The following packages have unmet dependencies: ...
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Please explain the copy backup types

The following options are available for the --backup option: none, off never make backups (even if --backup is given) numbered, t make numbered backups existing, nil numbered if ...
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List all modification times of a file

There are several methods to find the last modification time of a file. But is there a way to find all modification times of a file?
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Public key cant be found in file Explorer

I have a school project and we are using ubuntu . ( im new to all this stuff just want to let u know :) ) for this project we had to create a public key ; shh keygen I did all of it , got the key and ...
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How could i have certain directories in a removable device?

Lets say i want this directory structure on a SD card: SD ├── log -> var/log ├── dbs -> var/db └── desktop -> home/desktop (its just an example) This is so everytime a file goes into /var/...
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Can't see any files or folders in the /home partition

I have an Ubuntu 22.04 OS with dual-boot to Windows 10. The Disks breakup correctly shows my /home partition to be nearly 30% full, but I am unable to see any files/folders in the sub-folders of home (...
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How to stop files from saving in /run/user/1000/doc?

I use Kdenlive for video editing. All files used to be savable wherever I wanted. Now, there is no way to PREVENT files from being saved to /run/user/1000/doc. Not only is it annoying and taking ...
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Invisible files/folders

I cannot see some files and folders. I know they are not flagged as hidden. I have show hidden file enabled and used ls -a. I know they are there because I can use commands like cd (in terminal) or ...
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How to remove/hide personal directories on desktop screen?

How do I remove/hide my personal directories (Music, Documents, etc) from the desktop? After an update, my desktop changed and is showing my personal directories (Music, Documents, etc). Before the ...
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Send files to phone thorough print

does someone know how to set up the computer and the phone so that it become possible to print a file from a browser (computer), select the phone as printer and get the file stored on the phone?
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Is there any plugin that record last opened image in eye of gnome in ubuntu? I want eye of gnome open last opened file when run

As the title state, is there anyway/any plugin in eye of gnome, that open last opened file? Because I use workspace restore after login/start up, and the restored eye of gnome is blank... I'm on ...
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How to enable a preview in the "Open File - Portal" on Ubuntu Studio 22.04

The previews in Dolphin are working very well, but if I try to open a file from within an application, the "Open File" dialog is missing any previews. As example: If I try to find a specific ...
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Moving 3 pics randomly to another directory

I am using Linux and I'm in a folder it has 10 .jpg images I want to move 3 pictures only without selection by name or size for example my folder is /sdcard /DCIM/camera/ I want 3 pictures from it to /...
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Sending uploaded file stuck the window of a browse

I recently installed Ubuntu 22.04 in my PC. Everything was good but few days ago I can't no more send files after uploading it, it made stuck all tabs of the window and I also realized that the ...
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Files folder not opening Ubuntu 23.04

I have Ubuntu 23.04 and today after the regular upgrade, I cannot open "Files" folder. What all can I check, kindly advice.
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Ubuntu can't find or reogonize file

I've recently just installed Ubuntu, and it's been working fine, until now. Ubuntu doesn't seem to regonize new files anymore. I just downloaded a file, put it in my desktop by GUI, and tried using ...
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