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How does Mac's command line compare to Linux?
I love Ubuntu Linux - especially the commmand line. But I have to admit that, at least for now, Windows is more user-friendly - there's more software for it, more drivers, and more stuff just works.
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what does the @ symbol mean in ls -l directory listing? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
ls -la symbolics… what does that last symbol mean?
When I run ls -l on my mac I see two .yml files:
-rw-r--r-- 1 aa staff 6 Apr 15 05:50 s1.yml
-rw-r--r--@ 1 aa ...
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Replace OS X's shell commands with the linux versions?
The commands available by default in the Terminal in OS X, don't seem to behave like their linux versions. How can I replace all of them with the actual GNU linux commands?
For example sed -i ...
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Moving a file while it's in use -- How does it work?
I've noticed that on non-Windows OS.... ie Linux/Mac I can do things like:
Send a zip to a friend over aim
Delete the file while it's in transfer
And the transfer does not fail.
Or, I can do ...
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What does kill -3 mean?
I know what kill -9 means, but anyone can explain what does kill -3 mean? Is there any special signal it sends out?
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What is the terminal command other than ctrl + c to exit a running Node.js program in a macOS?
In Linux terminal if I run a command like:
$ node httserver.js
The command runs and by doing ctrl + c the program is terminated and new line comes in terminal for us to enter a command.
I felt ctrl ...
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Efficient key bindings using both Mac and Linux
I'm still switching back and forth all the time from Linux to Mac, and I can't figure out how to stop getting confused in my keystrokes, especially with browsers, and Unix apps.
Here's the situation:
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Adding a line into the hosts file, getting permission denied when using sudo - Mac
I'm trying to add a line into the hosts file on my Mac by executing a one line command on the terminal.
I thought this would be easy using sudo, but it returns "permission denied" when I try to add &...
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Filesystem compatible with GNU/Linux and Mac
Which filesystem is compatible with GNU/Linux and Mac OS? I want to be able to read/write from both GNU/Linux and Mac OS. For example I want to copy a file to my external hard-drive from GNU/Linux and ...
user160135
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How to get tree -a to ignore .git directories?
I love using tree to list directories, and I have a git repository with all my dotfiles. For me to be able to see them I need to do tree -a, but that will also list the contents inside the .git ...
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Copy files from Linux server to Mac desktop
I have a folder on a Linux server and I have to transfer that file from there to my Mac desktop. I have never done it.
What is the best way to do that? I am trying to use terminal but is there any ...
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What's the difference between .profile and .bash_profile, and when do you configure which? (Mac) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Difference between .bashrc and .bash_profile
What's the difference between .profile and .bash_profile, and when do you configure which?
I.e if I configure the .bash_profile, ...
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Command line tool to identify audio file specs
I'm looking for an audio file equivalent to ImageMagick's identify command.
For example, with identify, I can get brief information about a bunch of images:
% identify b*
banner1.jpg JPEG 134x614 ...
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Sudo su vs su linux
If I enter in the password to su when prompted, it doesnt work while sudo su does. Also, when a command is executed using sudo (command), does sudo automatically execute it by root by default (since ...
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what is ranlib?
I have been using a MacOSX system for a while, but just only recently started poking into the guts. I found a guide telling me to run 'sudo ranlib /usr/local/lib/libjpeg.a'(installing libjpeg). I have ...
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