Is there a way to dynamically refresh the less command?
I like the watch command, but it has its limitations.
Unix & Linux
Why is scp so slow and how to make it faster?
I’m trying to copy a batch of files with scp but it is very slow. This is an example with 10 files:
Which process has PID 0?
I’m looking for the process started in Linux which has process ID 0. I know init has PID 1 , which is the first process in Linux, is there any process with PID 0?
How to set and understand fs.notify.max_user_watches
I don’t understand the best way to set fs.inotify.max_user_watches with sysctl. In fact, I don’t understand much of what is happening here other than the fact that I need to set the number of files that can be watched by a particular process.
Passing named arguments to shell scripts
Is there any easy way to pass (receive) named parameters to a shell script?
Check if a folder has a certain type of file present
How could I check if a file has a file of extension .java?
Finding the original file of a symbolic link
So let’s say I have a symbolic link of a file in my home directory to another file on a different partition. How would I find the target location of the linked file? By this, I mean, let’s say I have file2 in /home/user/; but it’s a symbolic link to another file1. How would I find file1 without manually having to go through each partition/directory to find the file?
Move files to specific folders based on name
I have this file/folder scheme:
How long has my Linux system been running?
Is there a command I can type in a terminal that will tell me the last time a machine was rebooted?
What are the advantages of using named pipe over unnamed pipe?
I was reviewing a set of interview questions that are asked from a unix admin; I found a topic called “named pipe”.