FTP, File Transfer Protocol, is a protocol through which internet users can upload files from their computers to a website or download files from a website to their PCs. Originated by Abhay Bhushan in 1971 for use in the military and scientific research network known as ARPANET, FTP has evolved into …
Linux sometimes dumps a huge file when a script crashes. These core files can build up and eat away valuable disk space. Some other methods of deleting core files will damage your server. Here are a few simple commands I use to find and delete these core dump files safely. …
General Startup To use vi: vi filename To exit vi and save changes: ZZ or :wq or : x To exit vi without saving changes: :q! To enter vi command mode: [esc] Counts A number preceding any vi command tells vi to repeat that command that many times. Cursor Movement …
test command or [ expr ] is used to see if an expression is true, and if it is true it return zero(0), otherwise returns nonzero for false. Syntax: test expression OR [ expression ] Example: Following script determine whether given argument number is positive. $ cat > ispostive #!/bin/sh …
About tar Create Tape ARchives (TAR) and add or extract files. The tar command bundles a bunch of files together and creates an archive (commonly called a tar file or tarball) on a tape, disk drive, or floppy disk. The original files are not deleted after being copied to the tar file. Syntax tar c [ …
There is some redundancy across these programs. For example, the look and behavior of emacs can be customized by usinng the .emacs file, but also by adding the appropriate modifications to the .Xdefaults file. Default versions of these files are often installed in users’ home directories when the software packages …
The Microsoft Loopback adapter is a groovy little tool originally designed for testing network configurations. Over time however, many other uses have been found for it such as networking two computers together without using a cross-over Ethernet cable, and connecting virtual machines to the internet. We’ve covered setup for the …
This article explains how set your PATH variable under Linux. This has the same use as that of setting the PATH variable under DOS. Under Linux too, modifying the PATH would add these new directories to your default search path. So in case you have a particular executable in a …
This command of Linux lists the contents of a directory. By default current directory. -a Shows you all files, even files that are hidden (these files begin with a dot.) -A List all files including the hidden files. However, does not display the working directory (.) or the parent directory …
Command Example Description cat Sends file contents to standard output. This is a way to list the contents of short files to the screen. It works well with piping. cat .bashrc Sends the contents of the “.bashrc” file to the screen. cd Change directory cd /home Change the current working …
