What’s the best way to join files again after splitting them?
If I have a large file and need to split it into 100 megabyte chunks I will do
Unix & Linux
Exclude directory in find
How can I find every file and directory matching a pattern, excluding one directory using find?
Is there an easy way to programmatically extract IP address?
NIC device handles
How can I apply a -p0 patch from any working directory?
I have a patch with absolute paths that I wish to use. i.e. the first few lines are as follows.
How to mount multiple directories on the same partition?
I am installing an SSD and would like to put / on the SSD and /home, /var, and /tmp on the HDD. My current distro is Kubuntu but I would not mind trying another distro if this procedure can be accomplished easier there. I have installed many different Linux OSes on multiple partitions, however I know of no installer that lets one mount multiple directories on a single partition. I would rather not use three separate partitions as particularly /home, /var, and /tmp are prone to large changes in size and it is not practical to allot each of them some arbitrary maximum.
vsftpd fails pam authentication
Moving a tried-and-true vsftpd configuration onto a new server with Fedora 16, I ran into a problem. All seems to go as it should, but user authentication fails. I cannot find any entry in any log that indicates what happened.
Why do iptables rules disappear when restarting my Debian system?
I add this rule:
How to transform a text file into a picture
If I have a plain text file, how can I convert it to an image file through the command line? (and preserve the layout of the ASCII art in it)
Is NTFS under linux able to save a linux file, with its chown and chmod settings?
I’m having some doubts about how to install and allow Linux to correctly read/write to a NTFS formatted harddrive used as backup of various machines (windows included, that’s how I need NTFS).
How to read/write to tty* device?
I have a device that sends information over USB to my computer. Arch Linux sets up this device by creating a file named ttyUSB0 in /dev/. I have been using GTKterm to receive this incoming information and display it in an emulated terminal window.