User nohillside - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange

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In Bash, when to alias, when to script and when to write a function?

answered Feb 5, 2012 at 15:08

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How to check if input string matches a specific format?

answered Jan 8, 2018 at 18:58

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Bash string range and replace

answered Dec 8, 2018 at 10:30

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How can I get git to select txt files in the current directory alone

answered Jan 7, 2018 at 9:37

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Uniting urls for a download utility (like wget) in one line

answered Jan 13, 2018 at 19:57

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Remove last / of path string using sed

answered Jan 6, 2018 at 9:59

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What does the slash do in 'case $1/$2' in shell script (/bin/sh)

answered Dec 22, 2018 at 16:27

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How find only executable files using 'locate'?

answered Mar 30, 2015 at 16:59

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How to split a directory of files into sub-directories

answered Sep 9, 2015 at 8:10

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Move all files NOT ending with .txt

answered Jan 2, 2019 at 11:10

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How does `curl` access SSL certs in macOS?

answered Jun 6, 2020 at 11:34

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Command to get first 5 and last 10 characters of a line

answered Feb 22, 2018 at 18:30

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Remove all lines that contain $PWD

answered Dec 25, 2018 at 12:18

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What exit code integer grep returns when it doesn't match a string?

answered Jun 16, 2018 at 18:13

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Adding suid to a binary file

answered Jul 6, 2018 at 17:22

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Strange behavior of PS3 and PS4 prompt variables

answered Apr 23, 2018 at 16:01

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Why the output of "cat a.out" is some weird text, instead of binary?

answered Jul 20, 2018 at 13:43

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Call `type` on a command that's self-aliased

answered Feb 24, 2018 at 9:15

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What do special characters stand for in echo {A..z}

answered Jan 28, 2018 at 9:33

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printf escape %q string vs variable

answered Mar 23, 2018 at 13:14

4 votes

Move folder structure across multiple directories

answered Mar 23, 2018 at 19:32

4 votes

Move every file that ends with 3 letter extension, but the last letter is either "g" of "f"?

answered Apr 1, 2018 at 9:26

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Piping content from Github into crontab

answered Jan 12, 2018 at 18:53

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read value validation

answered Jan 13, 2018 at 9:24

4 votes

How to check for "delta" argument like "+10"

answered Jan 1, 2018 at 13:57

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Writing to same file as part of a for-loop generates an empty file

answered Jun 9, 2020 at 15:35

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multiple sequences in a single variable

answered Jun 21, 2020 at 17:39

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How to batch compress pdfs?

answered Feb 22 at 9:31

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Pick particular match keyword from one column and paste it on last column-Linux

answered May 25, 2020 at 15:34

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Closing the standard output (>&-)

answered Mar 31, 2018 at 13:57

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In Bash, when to alias, when to script and when to write a function?

How to check if input string matches a specific format?

Bash string range and replace

How can I get git to select txt files in the current directory alone

Uniting urls for a download utility (like wget) in one line

Remove last / of path string using sed

What does the slash do in 'case $1/$2' in shell script (/bin/sh)

How find only executable files using 'locate'?

How to split a directory of files into sub-directories

Move all files NOT ending with .txt

How does `curl` access SSL certs in macOS?

Command to get first 5 and last 10 characters of a line

Remove all lines that contain $PWD

What exit code integer grep returns when it doesn't match a string?

Adding suid to a binary file

Strange behavior of PS3 and PS4 prompt variables

Why the output of "cat a.out" is some weird text, instead of binary?

Call `type` on a command that's self-aliased

What do special characters stand for in echo {A..z}

printf escape %q string vs variable

Move folder structure across multiple directories

Move every file that ends with 3 letter extension, but the last letter is either "g" of "f"?

Piping content from Github into crontab

read value validation

How to check for "delta" argument like "+10"

Writing to same file as part of a for-loop generates an empty file

multiple sequences in a single variable

How to batch compress pdfs?

Pick particular match keyword from one column and paste it on last column-Linux

Closing the standard output (>&-)