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Get yesterday's date in bash on Linux, DST-safe

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Dec 14, 2022 in Linux Administration by erzan
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How to implement getch() function of C in Linux?

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Dec 14, 2022 in Linux Administration by erzan
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What does the $ mean in Linux?

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Dec 14, 2022 in Linux Administration by erzan
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How to search any word in linux 'screen'

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Dec 14, 2022 in Linux Administration by erzan
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xxd usage (change magic byte to JPEG)

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How do I get my bash script to assign unique usernames automatically to new users?

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Jun 22, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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Can bash show a function's definition?

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Jun 22, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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if, elif, else statement issues in Bash

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Jun 22, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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How to execute mongodb commands from bash shell?

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Jun 22, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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Bash script command result inside other variable to define prompt

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Jun 22, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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Sqlplus login error when using bash variables: SP2-0306: Invalid option

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Jun 22, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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zodiac sign calculator using bash script

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Jun 22, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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How to list all background pids in bash

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Jun 22, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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How to detect the OS from a Bash script?

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Jun 22, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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How to detect the OS from a Bash script?

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Jun 21, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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git bash commands with python or Gitpyhon

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Jun 21, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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Bash - cat command and errors

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Jun 21, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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Convert PDF to DOC (Python/Bash)

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Jun 21, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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How can I get the directory where a Bash script is located from within the script itself?

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Jun 21, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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Renaming multiples files with a bash loop

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Jun 21, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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How do I run a program with commandline arguments using GDB within a Bash script?

When running a program on GDB, usually, ...READ MORE

Jun 21, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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What is the preferred Bash shebang?

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Jun 21, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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How can I invoke both BASH and CSH shells in a same script

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Jun 21, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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Escaping Quotes in Chef Bash

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Jun 21, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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How do you copy and paste into Git Bash

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Jun 20, 2022 in Linux Administration by Rahul
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bash : Bad Substitution

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Jun 20, 2022 in Linux Administration by Rahul
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How to compile executable for Windows with GCC with Linux Subsystem?

Linux Subsystem fills in as a Linux-PC. ...READ MORE

Jun 20, 2022 in Linux Administration by Rahul
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What does '-gt' operator mean in Bash programming?

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Jun 20, 2022 in Linux Administration by Rahul
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Why do you need to put #!/bin/bash at the beginning of a script file?

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Jun 20, 2022 in Linux Administration by Rahul
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Install Heroku CLI on Mac with Bash Termimal

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Jun 16, 2022 in Linux Administration by Rahul
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How to send control+c from a bash script?

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Jun 16, 2022 in Linux Administration by Rahul
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Is there a better way to run a command N times in bash?

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Jun 16, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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Is there a better way to run a command N times in bash?

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Jun 13, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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Are there any man pages that summarize bash scripting?

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Jun 13, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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df -h if freespace equals then | bash

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Jun 13, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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How to keep quotes in Bash arguments?

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Jun 13, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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Compare $1 with another string in bash

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Jun 13, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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Compare $1 with another string in bash

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Jun 9, 2022 in Linux Administration by Rahul
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How to add man and zip to "git bash" installation on Windows

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Jun 9, 2022 in Linux Administration by Rahul
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How to split a string into an array in Bash?

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Jun 9, 2022 in Linux Administration by Rahul
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What does -f mean in bash

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Jun 10, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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Difference between single and double quotes in Bash

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Jun 10, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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Difference between single and double quotes in Bash

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Jun 7, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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"sed" command in bash

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Jun 7, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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How do I check if a directory exists in a Bash shell script?

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Jun 7, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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bash terminal on kubuntu

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Jun 7, 2022 in Linux Administration by Korak
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How to add man and zip to "git bash" installation on Windows

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Jun 7, 2022 in Linux Administration by Rahul
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Display an ASCII table of characters 32 to 112 with bash

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Jun 3, 2022 in Linux Administration by Rahul
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How to set environment variables for bash from within powershell?

Using powershell how do I set the environment variables (here, particularly "ApiSecret") so ...READ MORE

Jun 3, 2022 in Linux Administration by Rahul
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How is CTRL-R (reverse-i-search) is implemented in bash terminal?

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Jun 3, 2022 in Linux Administration by Rahul
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