Background I was listening in on Linux Bash training and the instructor was using the ll command. I am so one sided with life and not at all familiar with the ll command. ll command Issue ll command Let us invoke the ll command Syntax Sample Output Output - Image Output - Text Explanation … Continue reading Windows:- WSL – Missing aliases ( ll )
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CentOS:- Boot Issue – “dracut-initqueue: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout – starting timeout scripts”
Background One of our Linux CentOS machines is not booting up. Error Messages Image Textual dracut-initqueue[487]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts Troubleshooting Outline BIOS Hardware Specifications Emergency Mode Command LVS BIOS Hardware Specifications Please access the computer's BIOS. Review the Hardware; specifically Hard-drive. If your hard-drive is not present. Or is marked faulty, … Continue reading CentOS:- Boot Issue – “dracut-initqueue: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout – starting timeout scripts”
Linux:- Get Distro Name via lsb_release ( CentOS )
Background Last evening, a family member asked me whether it is Ubuntu we are running on one of our Linux boxes. I said I think it is CentOS. But, I will confirm. lsb_release lsb_release to the rescue. Error Error - Command Not Found Command - lsb_release Syntax Sample Output Output - Text Output - … Continue reading Linux:- Get Distro Name via lsb_release ( CentOS )
Shutter Installation On Linux/CentOS ( v8) using Snaps
Background In an earlier post spoke of the bane of installing the shutter application on a CentOS v8 system. Lineage Shutter:- Installation on Linux/CentOS ( v8 ) Link Workarounds Snaps One possible work around is to try our installation using Snaps. What is Snaps? Wikipedia Link Snap is a software packaging and deployment … Continue reading Shutter Installation On Linux/CentOS ( v8) using Snaps
Bitness:- File in Linux
Background One of the great technical leaps in IT Technology in the last 20 years or so, is the co-existence of 32 and 64-bit computing on the same machine. Linux If you are curious as to whether a binary file is 32 or 64-bit and you are on a Linux machine, please use the file … Continue reading Bitness:- File in Linux
Windows:- WSL – Accessing Network Shares
Background Let us go over how to access Microsoft Network Shares from within WSL ( Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux ). Glossary What is /mnt? Control-Escape.Com I like the definition availed via Control-Escape.Com. And, so let us use that definition. Guide to Linux for Beginners - ADDING FILE SYSTEMS TO THE TREE Link To gain … Continue reading Windows:- WSL – Accessing Network Shares
OS Commands:- Find Files Processed In the Last N Days
Background I need to find files that I have worked on lately. OS OS Linux Find Command Samples Sample - Find Files modified In the Last 3 Days Outline Folder Folder is . . here means current folder Type Type is f Type is f as in file iname iname means case insensitive name … Continue reading OS Commands:- Find Files Processed In the Last N Days
Disk Used ( du ) :- utility & command
Background Let us use the du command. The du command stands for disk used. It is a commonly used command in the Linux world. OS OS / Linux Arguments Here are some of the arguments supported by the dh command. Argument Meaning Explanation -h , --human-readable Human Readable -h -s, --summarize Summarize -s --time Timestamp … Continue reading Disk Used ( du ) :- utility & command
OS Sort Command:- Sorting by column position
Background Let us sort by column position. Data Files Person.txt Image Metadata Column Position First Name 1 Last Name 2 Email Address 3 City 4 State 5 Postal Code 6 Display Text File Cat Command OS Platform - Win OS Not Supported OS Platform - Linux Parameters Parameter Description T Show hidden characters Syntax Sample … Continue reading OS Sort Command:- Sorting by column position
OS Sort Command:- Sorting by character position
Background When reading sample code and I see the following command I be like hold up, wait a minute. Data Files Person.txt Image Metadata Column Position Column - Start & End First Name 1 1, 20 Last Name 2 21, 40 Email Address 3 41, 70 City 4 71, 90 State 5 90, 100 Postal … Continue reading OS Sort Command:- Sorting by character position
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