what is a background process?
Here is a common definition of a background process:
Unix & Linux
Port forwarding using VPN client
I’ve already looked here and believe this is on the right track, though I still can’t get it to work: Port forward to VPN Client?
What kinds of executable formats do the files under /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/ allow?
I following Michael’s reply to see what executable formats my Ubuntu can recognize to execute
How shall I reuse a function in multiple scripts?
In bash, sometimes I would like to reuse a function in several scripts.
Is it bad to repeat the definition of the function in all the scripts?
If so, what is some good practice?
Is there a bash builtin command which can show the environment variables of the current shell?
env and printenv are both external commands i.e. executable files, not bash builtins.
The problem with them is that some environment variables (such as _, and I also wonder if there are more) which they output don’t belong to the shell which invokes them, see here.
Installing from source – do I need to keep the extracted tarball directory
If I’m installing from source, do I need to keep the extracted tarball directory? So if I download the git tarball. I then do:
Using WiFi port as redundant link
I want to use WiFi port of my server as redundant link for copper connection to my home DSL router.
My router if SAGEM 2704 with very limited functionality.
So practically the only possibility is to configure something on the server.
Is it possible to use WiFi for redundancy. If so, what I have to implement on my server?
What is the meaning of this test expression []?
I’ve seen someone use command: ps -ef | grep [h]ttpd and Output is: apache 25125 31006 0 21:54 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd apache 26869 31006 0 22:04 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd apache 27349 31006 0 22:07 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd apache 27696 31006 0 22:09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd apache 28534 31006 0 22:14 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/httpd root 31006 … Read more
Udev: running a shellscript that accesses an X display
After getting my 3g-modem to work in Arch Linux I wanted to eliminate some manual labour required in the process. Hence I needed to create an udev rule. After some trial and error I came up with the following rule named 11-my-rule.rules which I placed at /etc/udev/rules.d/: # start at sdb to ignore the system … Read more