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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, 2019 in Linux Administration by ajs3033
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Making a program sleep for milliseconds?

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

Mar 1, 2019 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, 2019 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, 2019 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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How t find httpd.conf file in apache?

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

Feb 27, 2019 in Linux Administration by ajs3033
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Error while enabling the official puppet

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

Feb 27, 2019 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 19, 2019 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, 2019 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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how to loop through the content of a file using bash

#!/bin/bash for i in  `cat peptides.txt` do echo $i done READ MORE

Sep 5, 2020 in Linux Administration by Prakash K. Aithal
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setting a variable output from a bash command

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

Feb 15, 2019 in Linux Administration by DareDev
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How to remove brackets using sed?

Try this: sed 's/[()]//g' <<< Hi(hello).How are you? READ MORE

Feb 13, 2019 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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Wired connection keep disconnecting

The driver r8168 is not stable. Try ...READ MORE

Feb 9, 2019 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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Error :Ethernet Cable unplugged in Ubuntu

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

Feb 9, 2019 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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What is absolute path in Ubuntu?

An absolute path is a path to ...READ MORE

Feb 9, 2019 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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Error installing npm

Npm depends on NodeJS to run/get installed. ...READ MORE

Feb 9, 2019 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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Not able to access /etc/sudoers.d/python file

I think your system is not allowing ...READ MORE

Feb 6, 2019 in Linux Administration by Lohit
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How to check version of package installed by npm?

These commands are used to check the ...READ MORE

Feb 5, 2019 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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How to change permissions of folder and files in folder?

The chmod command is used to set/change the permissions ...READ MORE

Feb 1, 2019 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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How to create a symlink in Linux?

To create a symbolic link, you can ...READ MORE

Feb 1, 2019 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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How to take input from user in bash script?

You can use if-else branch to check ...READ MORE

Jan 31, 2019 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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"connect: Network is unreachable?" error on ping

You need to set your default gateway. ...READ MORE

Jan 23, 2019 in Linux Administration by Tina
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What does “sudo echo nameserver 8.8.8.8 > /etc/resolv.conf” do?

If executing this command resolved your issue ...READ MORE

Jan 23, 2019 in Linux Administration by joey
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How to use help command

The help command is limited and it ...READ MORE

Jan 11, 2019 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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Create new user on Ubuntu

Hey @Eric,  Follow these steps: Go to your terminal  Execute ...READ MORE

Jan 10, 2019 in Linux Administration by Noah
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How to get octal file permission in linux?

You can use this: stat -c "%a %n" ...READ MORE

Jan 3, 2019 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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How to use help command for ls?

The help command is limited and it ...READ MORE

Jan 3, 2019 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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Regarding Edquota soft and hard limits

The provided value for soft and hard ...READ MORE

Jan 3, 2019 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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What does file permission 755 mean?

Hi, File permission 755 means that the directory ...READ MORE

Dec 9, 2020 in Linux Administration by MD
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Not able to install npm on Ubuntu

Try installing npm using aptitude: sudo apt install aptitude sudo ...READ MORE

Nov 28, 2018 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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Constraints for getting commands executed by cron

I think the problem could be those ...READ MORE

Nov 14, 2018 in Linux Administration by nirvana
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Glusterfs fuse client consuming high memory - memory leak

'Stale File Handle error' occurs when the ...READ MORE

Oct 22, 2018 in Linux Administration by Kalgi
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Ubuntu installing problem

Hey Prince! This seems to be like a ...READ MORE

Oct 15, 2018 in Linux Administration by Omkar
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How can i change the value of /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax in a container?

Please follow the below command and set ...READ MORE

Oct 5, 2018 in Linux Administration by Frankie
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How do I verify the kernel parameters to check for the pre-requisities of Oracle 11 + versions?

Please check the below-mentioned syntax and commands: To ...READ MORE

Oct 5, 2018 in Linux Administration by Frankie
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How to increase Swap Memory in CentOS 7?

Follow the below steps and procedures: Prerequisites Must have ...READ MORE

Oct 5, 2018 in Linux Administration by Frankie
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Backing up specific files and renaming them via Bash

I needed to do a similar thing ...READ MORE

Apr 26, 2019 in Linux Administration by Gagan
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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, 2019 in Linux Administration by Ritesh Singh
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How to display a simple list of all disks, like this /dev/sda /dev/sdb ?

You can list all the disk in ...READ MORE

Jul 12, 2018 in Linux Administration by DearestOne
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