How to match * with hidden files inside a directory
How to match the hidden files inside the given directories
shell
Object-oriented shell for *nix
Preface: I love bash and have no intention of starting any sort of argument or holy-war, and hopefully this is not an extremely naive question.
How do I repeat the last command without using the arrow keys?
I know I can use Up to iterate through previous commands. Running the last command simply involves Up + Enter. However, I was thinking of buying the Happy Hacking Keyboard as I spend a lot of time in vim.
Clone ownership and permissions from another file?
Is there a command or flag to clone the user/group ownership and permissions on a file from another file? To make the perms and ownership exactly those of another file?
How do I use pushd and popd commands?
What are the practical uses of both pushd and popd when there is an advantage of using these two commands over cd and cd -?
Why a “login” shell over a “non-login” shell?
I have a basic understanding of dotfiles in *nix system. But I am still quite confused about this Difference between Login Shell and Non-Login Shell?
How can I communicate with a Unix domain socket via the shell on Debian Squeeze?
I’m running a Debian Squeeze web server. I’ve installed memcached on it, and configured memcached to listen on a Unix domain socket (at /tmp/memcached.sock), as it only needs to receive messages from the website, which lives on the same server.
Why doesn’t “sudo su” in a shell script run the rest of the script as root?
A sample script can be as below:
How to pass the output of one command as the command-line argument to another?
So I have a script that, when I give it two addresses, will search two HTML links:
Can I somehow add a “&& prog2” to an already running prog1?
Most shells provide functions like && and ; to chain the execution of commands in certain ways. But what if a command is already running, can I still somehow add another command to be executed depending on the result of the first one?