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24 Dec 2019 2 minutes read
FB4 Show Next Few Lines With Grep
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Show Next Few Lines With Grep

**Showing next few lines with grep** Now and then I have to find some information in text files – logs, config files, …

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14 Dec 2019 2 minutes read
FB4 Ubuntu – Static IP
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Ubuntu – Static IP

I’m finishing up the VM based Ubuntu 19.10 setup and decided to make a few screenshots to test new workflow.

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11 Dec 2019 2 minutes read
FB4 How to Confirm Symlink Destination
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How to Confirm Symlink Destination

**Showing symlink destination** Back to basics day: a very simple tip on working with one of the most useful things …

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03 Dec 2019 2 minutes read
FB4 More or Less
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More or Less

[**Unix Tutorial**][1] I’m working hard to finish off the Basic Unix Commands section of this website – want to …

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29 Oct 2019 1 minutes read
FB4 Bat – Syntax Highlighter
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Bat – Syntax Highlighter

I’m back online! Have been doing a bit of reading but was too busy to publish anything, so this week should be fun …

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08 Oct 2019 2 minutes read
FB4 Chown Example: Recursive Update
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Chown Example: Recursive Update

**chown command** chown is a basic Unix command, super useful and very powerful. I have provided a chown example …

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22 Aug 2019 2 minutes read
FB4 Examples of Using Ip Command
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Examples of Using Ip Command

ip command showing IPv4 addresses You may have seen the ip command page on this website, and even used ip addr show …

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21 Aug 2019 2 minutes read
FB4 Assign Keyboard Shortcut to Screenshot in Ubuntu
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Assign Keyboard Shortcut to Screenshot in Ubuntu

I’m finding myself working on Linux laptop with Ubuntu 19.04 more often than I expected – sometimes I spend most …

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13 Aug 2019 2 minutes read
FB4 How to Tell What Group Unix User Is In
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How to Tell What Group Unix User Is In

Have been getting this question asked a lot in the search engine queries for Unix Tutorial lately, and realised in all …

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07 Aug 2019 5 minutes read
FB4 Advice: Safely Removing a File or Directory in Unix
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Advice: Safely Removing a File or Directory in Unix

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Removing files and directories is a very common task, so in some environments support engineers or …

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