Show a preview of a directory as you cd into it. c() { cd "$@" ls_truncate=20 files=$(ls -F -C –color=always) files_num=$(echo "$files" | wc -l) echo "$files" | head -n $ls_truncate [ $(echo "$files" | wc -l) -gt "$ls_truncate" ] && echo "(Ommited $((files_num-$ls_truncate)) files/directories)" }c() { cd "$@" ls_truncate=20 files=$(ls -F -C –color=always) files_num=$(echo … Read more
A collection of nice Linux scripts I have found on the Internet. Nice pipes terminal screensaver, this is a nice addition to your Linux terminal emulator. https://github.com/pipeseroni/pipes.sh. A collection of very useful MPV user scripts. https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/User-Scripts. use Byzanz to capture your Linux desktop to a file for a certain duration. https://github.com/ryanoasis/public-bash-scripts/blob/master/screen-capturing/byzanz-screencapture-monitor1.sh. A nice packet capture … Read more
Complex .bashrc file for Linux or UNIX Very good and very complex .bashrc file for a Linux or UNIX system. I used this one ages ago and it is great to use. I have tried this on FreeBSD and Open Solaris and it works on either. #!/bin/bash # mode:shell-script # sh-shell:bash # Modified to work … Read more
Advanced settings in UserMenu: Advanced Settings in UserMenu. Frippery shut down menu: Frippery Shut Down Menu. Add a proper shutdown option to the user menu. Dash to Dock: Dash to Dock. This gives you a lovely dock on the side of your screen. Just like in the Macintosh operating system interface. There are useful configuration settings to change … Read more
Using the Linux last command to view re-boot history. C:\HOME\FLYNN\DOCUMENTS> last reboot reboot system boot 3.4.0-rc2-bejiit Sat Aug 4 12:50 – 14:29 (01:39) reboot system boot 3.4.0-rc2-bejiit Fri Aug 3 21:11 – 21:16 (00:05) reboot system boot 3.4.0-rc2-bejiit Fri Aug 3 20:21 – 20:57 (00:36) reboot system boot 3.4.0-rc2-bejiit Fri Aug 3 11:35 – 20:00 … Read more
To view the contents of an ISO image, the isoinfo command for Linux will come in very useful indeed. Just type isoinfo -f -i myiso.iso to view the contents of the ISO image as shown in this example. C:\MEDIA\ELEMENTS\FILES\ISOS> isoinfo -f -i linuxmint-11-gnome-dvd-64bit.iso /BOOT /CASPER /EFI /ISOLINUX /MD5SUM.TXT;1 /PRESEED /_DISK /BOOT/GRUB /CASPER/FILESYSTEM.MANIFEST;1 /CASPER/FILESYSTEM.MANIFEST_DESKTOP;1 /CASPER/FILESYSTEM.SIZE;1 /CASPER/FILESYSTEM.SQUASHFS;1 … Read more
The Linux file-system tree explained. The standard Linux installation is laid out in various folders that each have a different role to play in the smooth running of a Linux distribution. |-/ |-/bin |-/boot |-/dev |-/etc |-/home/username |-/lib |-/lost+found |-/mnt |-/proc |-/root |-/sbin |-/tmp |-/usr |-/usr/local |-/var|-/ |-/bin |-/boot |-/dev |-/etc |-/home/username |-/lib |-/lost+found |-/mnt … Read more
Time a UNIX command. the time(1) command will tell you how long it took for a command to execute. ubuntu ~ $ sudo time find / -name dpkg.log /var/log/dpkg.log 0.82user 1.82system 0:34.04elapsed 7%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 2260maxresident)k 679328inputs+0outputs (2major+4374minor)pagefaults 0swapsubuntu ~ $ sudo time find / -name dpkg.log /var/log/dpkg.log 0.82user 1.82system 0:34.04elapsed 7%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 2260maxresident)k 679328inputs+0outputs (2major+4374minor)pagefaults … Read more
While running Linux, if you want to list the contents of a folder in a vertical list format, just use the ls command with these switches. ls -hula –color=autols -hula –color=auto then you get the directory listing with human readable file sizes instead of being listed in bytes. To list the partitions on a disk, … Read more