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Linux: Recursive download of a folder via FTP

wget -r ftp://user:pass@server.com/ try this. READ MORE

May 30 in Linux Administration by Upasana
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to pass the user's password to scp

Try using the 'expect' script on the ...READ MORE

May 29 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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How to convert DOS line endings to Linux line endings in vim?

try this; :%s/\r/\r/g READ MORE

May 24 in Linux Administration by Upasana
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Linux: Using grep to display filenames

You need t use -l flag with ...READ MORE

May 24 in Linux Administration by ajs3033
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How to change the default shell in Linux?

1. Change the password file directly for ...READ MORE

May 24 in Linux Administration by Upasana
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“cd” doesn't work in my shell script

One way to get around this is ...READ MORE

May 23 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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#! what is this called?

the # is called a hash, and ...READ MORE

May 23 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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Installation fails on xenial "Repository does not have a release file"

This bug is missing log files that ...READ MORE

May 22 in Linux Administration by Ishaan
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Error saying "Failed to start httpd.service: Unit httpd.service not found."

Execute the following steps or make sure ...READ MORE

May 13 in Linux Administration by Kiara
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Determining whether a given Linux is 32 bit or 64 bit

try this. getconf LONG_BIT Output: 32, if OS is 32 ...READ MORE

May 21 in Linux Administration by Upasana
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finding the MySQL my.cnf location

You could always run find in a ...READ MORE

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Linux Permissions: Sticky bits

You might have come across read, write ...READ MORE

May 21 in Linux Administration by John
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How to find path of software installed in Linux?

There are multiple ways to find the ...READ MORE

May 19 in Linux Administration by Rishi
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Writing a heredoc to a file in a script

try to use tee: tee newfile <<EOF line 1 line 2 line ...READ MORE

May 20 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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What is the meaning of 'errno'?

you can retrieve a complete list of ...READ MORE

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How to uninstall Apache2 on Ubuntu?

Hey @Laksha, execute the following commands: $ sudo ...READ MORE

May 13 in Linux Administration by Hemant
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Merge multiple pdf files in one using terminal

Install a utility call pdfunite which is ...READ MORE

May 17 in Linux Administration by ajs3033
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Error saying " Invalid operation uninstall" on sudo apt uninstall apache2

Try this: sudo apt-get cpufrequtils is missing a mandatory ...READ MORE

May 13 in Linux Administration by Yesha
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Access Denied to user root@localhost while using mysql

For MySQL versions < 5.7: the default root ...READ MORE

May 13 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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To run a shell script on a Unix console or Mac terminal

To run a non-executable sh script, use: sh myscript To run ...READ MORE

May 16 in Linux Administration by Upasana
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generating a list of files with their absolute path in Linux

If you find an absolute path to start with, ...READ MORE

May 16 in Linux Administration by Upasana
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Comparing two string variables in an 'if' statement in Bash

1. For string comparison, use: if [ "$s1" ...READ MORE

May 15 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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Removing a symlink to a directory

rm foo try this. Also, You need write ...READ MORE

May 15 in Linux Administration by Shubham
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Setting environment variables in linux

You need to add more information about ...READ MORE

May 13 in Linux Administration by ajs3033
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How do I find all files containing specific text on Linux?

grep -rnw 'text to find recursively inside ...READ MORE

May 20 in Linux Administration by Ritesh Singh
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Getting error while installing deb file: dpkg frontend is locked by another process

You can try to remove the lock. ...READ MORE

Apr 1 in Linux Administration by Tina
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ssh :: Permission denied

Hey @Vinod,  Check if you're providing the correct ...READ MORE

Apr 2 in Linux Administration by Kalgi
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Linux: Killing a process occupying a particular port

Use the port command to find the ...READ MORE

Apr 3 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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How to perform proxy http request using curl?

One of the ways is: export http_proxy=http://your.proxy.server:port/ Then you ...READ MORE

Mar 26 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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Name or service not known error

Seems like there is no nameserver set. Run ...READ MORE

Apr 1 in Linux Administration by Rohit
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How to install a deb file?

You can install a .deb file with ...READ MORE

Apr 1 in Linux Administration by Shaan
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Cant find library in /usr/bin/ld

Say your library "libxyz.so" is located in: /home/user/myDir then ...READ MORE

Mar 26 in Linux Administration by ajs3033
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ld unable to find existing library

your problem here is that your linker ...READ MORE

Mar 19 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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redirecting stdout and stderr to file using bash

cmd >>file.txt 2>&1 Bash always executes and redirects ...READ MORE

Mar 19 in Linux Administration by ajs3033
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Error when trying to install a few packages on ubuntu

Try executing the following commands and try ...READ MORE

Mar 15 in Linux Administration by Jobin
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Finding pat of afile in linux

You can use readlink command: readlink -f filename.txt for ...READ MORE

Mar 15 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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Adding yes/no/cancel prompts in shell script

You can use the read command. Here's ...READ MORE

Mar 12 in Linux Administration by ajs3033
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Deleting an exported environment variable

Just use unset command: unset GNUPLOT_DRIVER_DIR READ MORE

Mar 12 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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Downloading file using SSH from a server without web access

Run this command in  your terminal: scp your_username@remotehost.edu:foobar.txt ...READ MORE

Mar 5 in Linux Administration by ajs3033
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Counting lines in a file/doc.

you can do this by using word ...READ MORE

Mar 5 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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Making a program sleep for milliseconds?

There are no standard C API's that ...READ MORE

Mar 1 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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How to collect all output in one file?

You can use 2> to redirect it: foo ...READ MORE

Mar 1 in Linux Administration by ajs3033
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Error :Ethernet Cable unplugged in Ubuntu

Try this: $ sudo ifconfig eth0 down $ sudo ...READ MORE

Feb 9 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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How t find httpd.conf file in apache?

First f all, get apache's path: $ ps ...READ MORE

Feb 27 in Linux Administration by ajs3033
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set permanent path to Linux

Add it to your ~/.profile or ~/.bashrc file: export PATH="$PATH:/path/to/dir" You may ...READ MORE

Feb 27 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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Error while enabling the official puppet

I'm trying to enable the official puppet lab ...READ MORE

Feb 27 in Linux Administration by mytamhuyet
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Not able to install sublime text editor

Delete the following file: /etc/apt/sources.lits.d/sublime-text.list and then try to ...READ MORE

Feb 18 in Linux Administration by Joe
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Problem printing variable on terminal

You are basically trying to echo the ...READ MORE

Feb 18 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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setting a variable output from a bash command

You can use $(command), which in my ...READ MORE

Feb 15 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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how to loop through the content of a file using bash

One of the ways to do it ...READ MORE

Feb 15 in Linux Administration by ajs3033
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