Background I was listening in on Linux Bash training and the man 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 ll Sample ll Output Output - Image Output - … Continue reading Windows:- WSL – Missing aliases ( ll )
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Windows:- WSL – Where is your home directory (~)
Background Let us identify our home's directory on Microsoft Window's WSL install. On Linux, Home Directory is ~ On Linux, Home directory is ~ Echo Let us use the echo command to confirm that ~ in fact points to the home directory. Syntax Sample Output Image Text Explanation Our home directory is /home/<username>. … Continue reading Windows:- WSL – Where is your home directory (~)
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
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
Searching Text:- Case Sensitivity
Background As I looked through a generated file, I was a bit perplexed as to why some matches were missing. Code I went back and looked at the code I was using to generate the file, it looked OK. Yet, at the back of my mind, I am sorry that I did not follow up … Continue reading Searching Text:- Case Sensitivity
Search Text On The Terminal
Background For us who spend a lot of time on the command line in terminal node, we always have to sort through data returned through applications. The find and grep command comes in handy. Text File Let us use a simple text file. namelist.txt Search Platform MS Windows findstr command Outline Display File Pipe … Continue reading Search Text On The Terminal
Git:- Show untracked files
Background Here I am after a good weekend of labor, I will like to make sure that added files are stored away in our source control. Git Git Status When one issues "git status", it shows untracked files and directories. Git Status -u To show only untracked files, please append the -u option. … Continue reading Git:- Show untracked files
WSL:- Provision CentOS
Background Let us quickly provision CentOS using WSL on a Microsoft Windows 10 system. Microsoft WSL Linux Distributions Here are the Linux Distros that are officially supported by Microsoft WSL. NAME FRIENDLY NAME Ubuntu Ubuntu Debian Debian GNU/Linux kali-linux Kali Linux Rolling openSUSE-42 openSUSE Leap 42 SLES-12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v12 Ubuntu-16.04 Ubuntu … Continue reading WSL:- Provision CentOS
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