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FB4 Controlling Dell Laptop Keyboard Backlight From Command LineControlling Dell Laptop Keyboard Backlight From Command Line
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FB4 Check for Available Updates With YUMCheck for Available Updates With YUM
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FB4 Fixed Calculations in Unix ScriptsFixed Calculations in Unix Scripts
Although I’ve already shown you how to sum numbers up in bash, I only covered the bash way of doing it. I really …
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FB4 Unix Scripts: How to Sum Numbers UpUnix Scripts: How to Sum Numbers Up
If you’re ever thought of summing up more than two numbers in shell script, perhaps this basic post will be a good …
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FB4 Easy Date Calculations in Unix Scripts With GNU DateEasy Date Calculations in Unix Scripts With GNU Date
When I was writing a post about using date command to confirm date and time in your Unix scripts, I made a note in my …
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