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- How to rename a file in Terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
A simple way to rename files and folders is with the mv command (shortened from “move”) Its primary purpose is moving files and folders, but it can also rename them since the act of renaming a file is interpreted by the filesystem as moving it from one name to another
- How to show only hidden files in Terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
Restart terminal and type: subl Sublime should open up in the current directory Check unix commands: ls You should get a directory listing Windows Put the C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 2 in your PATH Create a subl bat file and save it in the directory: C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 2 Inside the file put: start sublime_text exe %*
- Is there a command to list all users? Also to add, delete, modify users . . .
Ok here is a trick that will help you sort this The terminal has auto completion if you type user and hit Tab key twice it will list all the commands that exist with user as the first 4 chars user (tab tab) gives me as possible options useradd userdel usermod users users-admin
- How to unzip a zip file from the Terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
OPTION 1 – If the Zip File is in the same directory folder in which your terminal is and we want to extract it in the present working directory Use the following command to achieve the above described scenario sudo unzip zip_file_name zip if the zip file is protected with some password, then use the following command :
- What is the difference between shell, console, and terminal?
A Terminal is a text-based interface (possibly to a shell) The difference between console and shell is one I don't yet grasp, but I can tell you how a terminal is different from a shell The terminal is (according to Wikipedia) "a serial computer interface for text entry and display Information is presented as an array of pre-selected formed
- What is a terminal and how do I open and use it? - Ask Ubuntu
A Terminal is your interface to the underlying operating system via a shell, usually bash It is a command line Back in the day, a Terminal was a screen+keyboard that was connected to a server Today, it is usally just a progam You can open it via the utilities part of the apllications menu, or press Alt+F2 and type gnome-terminal
- How do I determine the total size of a directory (folder) from the . . .
There is a useful option to du called the --apparent-size It can be used to find the actual size of a file or directory (as opposed to its footprint on the disk) eg, a text file with just 4 characters will occupy about 6 bytes, but will still show up as taking up ~4K in a regular du -sh output
- How do I install a . deb file via the command line? - Ask Ubuntu
My favourite is GDebi, available from both terminal shell or graphical desktop I usually associate deb files with GDebi as it is fast and efficient - especially compared to Ubuntu Software Center One of the main feature of GDebi is it resolves dependencies and installs them For command-line run sudo gdebi <package deb> to install a single
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