piped command after grep not working
I want to monitor a file. So I have tailed a file using below command, to execute a script per line.
Unix & Linux
Using Perl rename to rename files and directories
I’m using the Perl rename command line tool to search recursively through a directory to rename any directories as well as files it finds. The issue I’m running into is the rename command will rename a sub-directory of a file then attempt to rename the parent directory of the same file. This will fail because the sub-directory has been renamed resulting in a “No such file or directory”
Finding the correct tmp dir on multiple platforms
I have a script that needs to create temporary files for its work, and clean up after itself. My question is about finding the right base directory for the temporary files.
Using a variable inside a sequence of commands in bash to supplement an existing string – syntax error or flawed design?
I’m using the following sequence of commands in my .bashrc file to alter the appearance of my linux terminal. It fills the screen line by line with a pattern made out of characters. There is no abstraction, the characters are from a set within the command itself:
Working of rm/ls with [0-9]
I am learning the shell commands and came across the short tags eg.[0-9],[[:digit:]] etc.. As a proof of concept i tried deleting all the files with the rm command(i know its not a good practise but i am trying to understand how things work),like this
Is a virtual console running as a process and implemented based on pseudoterminal?
Linux has 7 virtual consoles, which correspond to 7 device files /dev/tty[n].
How does find -name work?
I can’t for the life of me figure out how find with the test -name works.
Running a script during booting/startup; init.d vs cron @reboot
I am currently trying to understand the difference between init.d and cron @reboot for running a script at startup/booting of the system.
Troubleshooting advice for: -bash: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error
I have a mining rig and am trying to run a program ./garlicoind but I get this error:
How to add a keyboard-layout applet switcher to Fluxbox toolbar?
In Manjaro Fluxbox there is no keyboard layout switch in the panel/toolbar tray.