initiate ssh connection from server to client
We can easily connect via ssh to the remote machine that has public IP.
Unix & Linux
How do you detach the 2nd screen from within another screen?
I’ve accidentally attached to a 2nd GNU screen session from within an existing screen session and cannot detach or issue commands to the inner screen. I remember figuring out how to do that before but completely forgot and would like to keep it as reference.
How to make firefox read stdin?
echo '<h1>hello, world</h1>' | firefox cat index.html | firefox These commands don’t work. If firefox can read stdin, I can send HTML to firefox via a pipe. Is it possible to make firefox read stdin? Answers: Thank you for visiting the Q&A section on Magenaut. Please note that all the answers may not help you … Read more
exit out of all SSH connections in one command and close PuTTY
Is there a way to back out of all SSH connections and close PuTTY in “one shot”? I work in Windows 7 and use PuTTY to SSH to various Linux hosts.
Fix terminal title after SSH remote logging to another machine
right now I am using an one-line perl code to change titles of my terminal bars,
Get list of subdirectories which contain a file whose name contains a string
How can I get a list of the subdirectories which contain a file whose name matches a particular pattern?
How to umount a USB drive?
I want to know how to umount my USB drive via command line. I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32-bit.
How do I clear the Gnome terminal history?
When we use clear command or Ctrl+L in terminal, it clears terminal but we can still scroll back to view the last used commands. Is there a way to completely clear the terminal?
How many shells deep I am?
Problem: Find how many shells deep I am.