What does the command ./ mean? For example, sometimes we call a file with ./config, sometimes ../config, thanks

Nov 12, 2012 · For example: command gedit launches the default editor gedit UI. command eclipse launches eclipse IDE. Such commands keep throwing the logs of activities in the …

Jun 6, 2013 · How do I find all files containing a specific string of text within their file contents? The following doesn't work. It seems to display every single file in the system. find / -type f …

Oct 26, 2023 · The tee command allows you write the result to both file and standard output so allows you to count the characters, words & lines without retreat the resulting file itself.

Mar 15, 2020 · Why do we use ./filename to execute a file in linux? Why not just enter it like other commands gcc, ls etc...

What is the Linux command to check the server OS and its version? I am connected to the server using shell.

There is a file named RESULTS.txt and I want to open this file in my terminal. (I mean I want to see the file contents be displayed in the terminal and not in some text editor) How do I do that ?

In zsh (in my case the current version is 5.9), you can check the directory of some command using = as prefix. For example, if you want to know where is located the mkdir command you …

How would you find out how long a running process took to complete? Example: date; dd bs=1m if=/foo of=bar; date ^This example only has 1 second of resolution. Any shell is acceptable.

I expect to get some flak for this, but I can't find the answer anywhere. It seems like it should be so obvious. Sometimes, when I type a bad command in a bash terminal, the cursor just jumps …