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How can I make my shell prompt look like a cheeseburger?
I want my shell prompt to look like a cheeseburger!
It would be nice if it also displayed: username, hostname, and current directory.
Corey Goldberg
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How to print the directory tree in terminal
What is the command that can be used to draw the directory tree inside the terminal emulator?
Maythux
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How to use Undo functionality in Nano?
I use the commmand line text editor nano. How do I undo an action while editing text?
For example:
I typed some text and then changed my mind. Now I want to return to previous state. How?
user44
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How can I create a select menu in a shell script?
I'm creating a simple bash script and I want to create a select menu in it, like this:
$./script
echo "Choose your option:"
1) Option 1
2) Option 2
3) Option 3
4) Quit
And according to user's choice, I want different actions to be…
Daniel Rodrigues
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How to mount an ISO file?
I'm running into trouble trying to mount a large iso:
dev@dev-OptiPlex-745:~$ sudo mount -o loop /home/dev/Hämtningar/matlab2011a_64.iso /cdrom
mount: warning: /cdrom seems to be mounted read-only.
dev@dev-OptiPlex-745:~$
Can you tell me how I…
Niklas Rosencrantz
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apt gives “Unstable CLI Interface” warning
I am writing a script that needs to read a file containing information of a package for which I wrote this line
apt show $PACKAGE_NAME > pack_info.txt
However this doesn't creates the pack_info.txt file and always gives this Warning :
WARNING :…
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How to run an alias in a shell script?
I have an executable file mpiexec, whose full path is ~/petsc-3.2-p6/petsc-arch/bin/mpiexec. Since I want to execute this command in different directories (without having to retype the entire path), I setup an alias in my home .bashrc file:
alias…
Paul
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How to find out how much disk space is remaining?
What is the command to find out how much disk space is being used/remaining?
hawkeye
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Kworker, what is it and why is it hogging so much CPU?
I recently upgraded to the Kubuntu Natty Beta 1 and I've been having a lot of issues with the process kworker. At moments it uses almost half my CPU. Also, strangely enough it seems to affect my USB ports; whenever I plug in an USB drive, the…
davorao
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How can I find my hardware details?
Is there any built-in software or terminal method allowing me to view the hardware profiles on my system? Windows equivalent of such a feature would be Device Manager.
Oxwivi
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How do I mount shared folders in Ubuntu using VMware tools?
Experts. I've successfully installed VMware tools for Ubuntu. Everything seems to work fine, but shared folders were not mounted automatically.
How do I get them to work?
If I run vmware-hgfsclient in terminal, I get the list of shared folders, but…
V-Light
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How to add programs to the Unity Launcher or Ubuntu Dock?
How can I add new programs to the launcher (or the dock in Ubuntu 17.10 and later) in Ubuntu?
Michał Tabor
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5 answers
How to run a cron job using the sudo command
Is it possible to run a cron job which needs the sudo command?
Like:
sudo rm somefile
sayem siam
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Is it possible to make writing to .bash_history immediate?
I often open lots and lots of terminals (right now, I have seven open on this workspace) and I often search history with grep to find a command I've just written recently, but I don't want to hunt down the terminal and then scroll up and hunt for…
Matt
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How do I download a YouTube video?
What are instructions on how to download videos from YouTube?
Notice: Terms of Service Violation
Please be aware that by following any of the answers below, you will be violating YouTube's Terms of Service (TOS). In particular, from Section…
cathy
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