Questions tagged [bash]
Bash is a free shell for Unix-like operating systems from the GNU Project.
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Trap on DEBUG signal for the dash shell?
With the bash shell, you can install a trap on the synthetic DEBUG signal. This is useful and will execute your function or bit of code on every shell command. For example:
$ trap 'logger -t shell "${...
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Convert Linux symlinks to Windows symlinks
I've noticed that Linux symlinks don't work in Windows, and vice-versa. Is there any way to convert Linux symlinks to Windows symlinks? Specifically, I want to convert relative Linux symlinks to ...
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Ignore certain changes in git diff
Is it possible to get a report from git diff or related commands that excludes a certain category of change?
I've been asked to review a change where a huge number of files have undergone the ...
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Filter tail command through multiple grep commands to separate files
What I am trying to do is filter the output of one log file into separated log files based on a grep filter.
tail -f test.log | tee >(grep "Error" > error.log) >(grep "Warning"" >
warning.log)
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bash autocompletion is slow, freezing my desktop
sometimes when working with a custom kernel, pressing tab in the bash autocompletes at a horrible pace. It freezes the whole desktop. Then comes back after awhile.
This is the only quirk that I've ...
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Files with long filenames appear as empty
I'm not too familiar with Windows, so please bear with me.
I have a folder with several files with very long filenames, that can be listed normally, but if I try to open them with any Windows ...
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Ssh X11 forwarding messes up with default shell
I have a bash specific code in my bash profile:
$ cat ~/.bash_profile
#!/usr/bin/env bash
echo "SHELL: $SHELL"
function printfiles() {
while IFS='' read -r _file || [[ -n "$_file" ]]; do
echo ...
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How to send trackback to arXiv papers from a Jekyll blog?
Sorry, my question was directed from Academia.SE here by the admins. If there is a better place to ask this question, please let me know as well.
I have recently noticed that arXiv.org website ...
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emacs term-mode redraws prompt when backspacing inside executables
I am reliant on emacs (version 24.4.1 on Debian) term and ansi-term modes. They normally work just like xTerm for me, but when running an interactive program that has a prompt (like the node.js prompt,...
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GNU screen is slow exiting
I've set up my .bashrc to automatically screen -DRA (even though it's a local session).
screen works fine, except that if I run exit from the last window or otherwise close it from the client itself, ...
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Name a tab in iterm2, even with pane splits
I see there are solutions to name tabs in iterm2 when there is a single pane, but it doesn't work well with multiple panes/splits. So if I have two terminals open in a split under a tab, I would need ...
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Ruby commands are turning off tty echo
After running Ruby scripts, almost 100% of the time, the bash command line will appear to be inactive, while in fact it's silently accepting my keystrokes without showing them to me.
This has ...
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How to mount SMB share from terminal using keychain?
I need to be able mount a SMB share from terminal, for MAC OS versions (10.7). Is there a way to use mount_smbfs with keychain so I don't get prompt the username/password or have to add it to the ...
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Launch a WSL script through Windows Terminal: node: command not found
I am trying to run a node.js script in WSL from WT using the syntax wsl.exe <command>.
However I can't get it to find Node when launched this way and get the following :
PS C:\> wsl.exe -- ...
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How can I run dd as fast as possible?
I'm learning bash, and what with all the confusion around the many, many different ways there are to zero-write a drive or transfer data from/to one (shred vs dd vs pv vs cat vs tee and so on), I'm ...
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