What does the command ./ mean? For example, sometimes we call a file with ./config, sometimes ../config, thanks

Nov 12, 2012 · For example: command gedit launches the default editor gedit UI. command eclipse launches eclipse IDE. Such commands keep throwing the logs of activities in the …

What is the Linux command to check the server OS and its version? I am connected to the server using shell.

Oct 13, 2017 · Just downloaded a .zip file from the internet. I want to use the terminal to unzip the file. What is the correct way to do this?

Jul 7, 2011 · The command shows a condensed version of SSL certificate details as two lines. The two lines are equivalent to one certificate file within your chain. From the two lines that …

1230 Is there a simple command to display the total aggregate size (disk usage) of all files in a directory (folder)? I have tried these, and they don't do what I want: ls -l, which only displays …

Aug 17, 2016 · How can I recursively find all files in current and subfolders based on wildcard matching?

I expect to get some flak for this, but I can't find the answer anywhere. It seems like it should be so obvious. Sometimes, when I type a bad command in a bash terminal, the cursor just jumps …

The filesystem is GNU/Linux is like a tree, except that the root is on top. :-) So you have structure like: / bin/ home/ sharon/ Documents/ Downloads/ fileA.txt fileB.jpg usr/ var/ If you want to …

How would you find out how long a running process took to complete? Example: date; dd bs=1m if=/foo of=bar; date ^This example only has 1 second of resolution. Any shell is acceptable.