Using “find” non-recursively?
Using /bin/find /root -name '*.csv' returns:
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How to preserve the newline character (n) when capture output of a command in a variable
As a simple example, I have a bunch of source code files. I want to store the “head” command output to a variable for all these files.
Does redirecting output to a file apply a lock on the file?
If I have a command
Shell valid function name characters
Using extended Unicode characters is (no-doubt) useful for many users.
Why doesn’t grep using pipe work here?
I have the following command:
How to escape a single quote?
end the single-quoted string, add escaped (either by backslash or double quotes) single quote, and immediately start the following part of your string:
Why is $ the default symbol for a user shell and # the default symbol for a root shell?
Operating a standard bash shell on a server, the PS1 prompt defaults to ending in a $ for non-root users, and # for root.
Why isn’t there any shell command to create files?
Attention please: I am not asking how to make a file from the command line! I have been using touch for making files for years without paying attention that its main purpose is something else. If one wants to create a file from command line there are so many possibilities: touch foo.bar > foo.bar cat … Read more
Why is the ‘if [ $1=”1″ ]’ branch always selected even if $1 is not 1?
I have a shell script named ‘teleport.sh’ like this:
Order of executables started in bash
If I execute the test command in bash, test(evaluates conditional expression) built-in utility is started: