Unix / Linux: Gunzip and Keep Original Files Unchanged
Objective: Gunzip, by default will delete the .gz file after decompression. Learn how to retain the original files after extracting the .gz file.
Tag Archives: linux
Unix / Linux: Delete File with Special Characters
Objective: Delete a file with names that contain spaces and/or special characters such as hyphen (-), semicolon (;), ampersand (&), dollar sign ($), question mark (?), asterisk (∗), etc.
Linux: Execute a Program Periodically
Explains how to execute a command at short intervals, display the output screen and highlight changes in output using the watch command on Linux.
Linux: Get Kernel Config
Objective: Get Linux kernel config from currently running system or from a kernel image file.
Unix / Linux: Extract Tar File with Absolute Path
Objective: Extract a tar file with absolute path to a relative or different path. For example, if a tar arahive contains the file /etc/hosts, it has to be extracted to /home/user/etc/hosts instead.
Linux: Move Running Process to Screen
Objective: Move/detach/reparent a running process to a new screen terminal.
Linux: How to View Threads of a Process
Objective: View threads of a process on Linux.
Unix / Linux: Find Setuid Files
Objective: Find files with setuid permissions on Unix / Linux.
Unix / Linux: Count Occurrences of Character in String
Objective: Count the number of occurrences of a single character in a string.
Unix / Linux: Download Partial File over HTTP/HTTPS
Objective: Partially download a file or resume a broken download over HTTP/HTTPS on Unix / Linux.
