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Debian - command fatlabel is missing but package dosfstools that contains the command is already installed
I want to change the volume label of a FAT usb with fatlabel but when I try to run the command in terminal it does not recognize it.
root@debian:/home/a# fatlabel --help
bash: fatlabel: command not ...
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How to easily find what variation of <common command> is used in my distribution?
When learning to use basic C functions and other commands (sed, awk and a lot more) in terminal, shell, etc. I realize that their behavior is slightly different depending on the OS. MacOS, Linux and ...
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Where is the config file for the man command?
since I changed my keyboard layout to Colemak I want to change all my system shortcuts appropriately.
Has anyone a good idea where to change the configs globally or where the config for the man ...
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Why through man page does not show the complete list of options and through -help yes?
I understood that man <command> is the manual page for any command.
For man groupdel is possible see only two options:
-h --help
-R --root CHRROT_DIR
Until here at a first glance one can assume ...
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Can anyone tell me the secret section of the manual for printf to appear [closed]
I am trying to view Section 6 named "Games and Screensavers" of the Manual. I've tried searching geeksforgeeks.org for the answer as my class suggested but I have not been able to figure it ...
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Where are manual locations for $configs?
In Ubuntu, when I run the command man rsyslog.conf, a manual page comes up. So I tried to find the location of this man page by whereis -m rsyslog.conf, but it didn't give me any results. Should I use ...
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What is the useage of the "compiled magic file" named on the "file" command man documentation?
Reading the documentation about the Linux file command. I have found this in the magic test description:
Any file with some invariant identifier at a small fixed offset into the file
can usually be ...
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A man page is available: Why the command generates: bash command not found?
Recently I was reading about techniques of encryption. I found crypt and encrypt commands. When I read man page it displays ok but when I run some examples system displayed message about bash command ...
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Is the synopsis section of the man page for the find command wrong?
So, I have been trying to get into the habit of first looking at man pages before starting to google when I forget how to run a certain command.
I was looking at the man page for the find command ...
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What's the meaning of (1) in the man page? [duplicate]
With man bc, I have a line starting with bc(1).
bc(1) bc(1)
NAME
bc - An arbitrary precision calculator language
Some of the ...
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What is the recommended resource to refer to for syntax, usage and information about commands for an application?
What is the recommended resource to refer to for syntax, usage and information about commands for an application? I am currently trying to decide between command help (assuming that command has a help)...
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Showing all pages at once with man command [duplicate]
Say if I run the command man who, I have to keep pressing space or enter to show all content. Is there a way to show all of the content at once?
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How can I open a man page in a new terminal window?
I'm wondering if anyone can help me with a workflow issue. I sometimes open up a man page for a command, take note of several command options and parameters, go back to the command line and then input ...
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How can I `man print`?
Where can I find more information about the command(?) print since I don't receive a result when I input man print? For example, in the zsh I can do the following:
$ print "Hello, world\!"
Hello, ...
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What does the "(8)" in fsck(8) mean? [duplicate]
*nix commands (and functions?) have a number with them, like fsck(8), killall(1), etc.
What does the number mean?
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