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Creator: /* Compress */

2025-03-25T14:20:18Z

Compress

Creator: /* SCP */

2019-09-08T21:06:57Z

SCP

Creator: /* SCP */

2019-09-08T21:06:04Z

SCP

Creator: /* Kill Processes */

2019-09-07T21:34:33Z

Kill Processes

Creator: /* Operating system restart / reboot / shut Down */

2019-09-07T21:33:09Z

Operating system restart / reboot / shut Down

Creator: /* Date and Time */

2019-09-07T21:32:39Z

Date and Time

Creator: /* List Files In Archives */

2019-09-07T21:32:15Z

List Files In Archives

Creator: /* Listing, Finding and Searching Inside Files */

2019-09-07T21:31:53Z

Listing, Finding and Searching Inside Files

Creator at 21:31, 7 September 2019

2019-09-07T21:31:24Z

Creator: /* Symbolic links */

2019-09-07T21:28:53Z

Symbolic links

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 exclude dirs after change dir ............ $tar -czf drupal-6.tar.gz -C '/Users/john/websites/' --exclude 'drupal-6/resources' --exclude 'drupal-6/forum/files' drupal-6/
 compress files with gzip (.gz) ........... $gzip filename.foo (it REPLACES your original file with a compressed version: filename.foo.gz)
-compress files with gzip (.gz) ........... $gzip -k filename.foo (it creates compressed version: filename.foo.gz and keeps your original file also. works only in gzip versions since June 2013.)
+compress files with gzip (.gz) ........... $gzip -k filename.foo (it creates a compressed version: filename.foo.gz and keeps your original file also. works only in gzip versions since June 2013.)
 compress folder with gzip ................ $make a .tar file first and then gzip or use -r to make multiple .gz files
 make a .tar file of folder contents ...... $tar -cvvf d6_bu.tar /var/www/drupal6

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 Copy file from remote server using port 341 to local users home folder's /Sites/bu subdirectory
-  $ scp -P 341 exampleuser@65.39.183.128:/home/exampleuser/drupal6_bu_20130130.sql.gz ~/Sites/bu
+  $ scp -P 341 exampleuser@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/home/exampleuser/drupal6_bu_20130130.sql.gz ~/Sites/bu
 === Different commands ===

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 Copy the files "foo.txt" and "bar.txt" from the remote host to current local directory
   $ scp exampleuser@iporhostname.com:"/dir1/foo.txt /dir2/bar.txt" .
 Copy the file "foobar.txt" from the local host to a remote host using port 2264

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 </pre>
-==== Kill Processes ====
+==== Kill processes ====
 <pre>
 terminate process with id 3486 ........... $kill 3486

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 == Administration related commands ==
-=== Operating system restart / reboot / shut Down ===
+=== Operating system restart / reboot / shut down ===
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-=== Date and Time ===
+=== Date and time ===
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-==== List Files In Archives ====
+==== List files in archives ====
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-=== Listing, Finding and Searching Inside Files ===
+=== Listing, finding and searching inside files ===
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 == Basic commands ==
-=== Getting Help ===
+=== Getting help ===
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-=== Managing Files And Directories ===
+=== Managing files and directories ===
 ==== Copy ====
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-==== Move and Rename ====
+==== Move and rename ====
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 </pre>
-=== Comparing Files ===
+=== Comparing files ===
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 * [[Windows#Diff_Tool_In_Windows | Diff Tool In Windows]]
-=== Symbolic Links ===
+=== Symbolic links ===
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-==== OS X Specific Permissions ====
+==== OS X specific permissions ====
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 http://codeghar.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/manage-time-in-ubuntu-through-command-line/
-=== Job Managing ===
+=== Job managing ===
 Job and task handling tips
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 The job is now running in the background
-== Administration Related Commands ==
+== Administration related commands ==
-=== Operating System Restart / Reboot / Shut Down ===
+=== Operating system restart / reboot / shut Down ===
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 * [[Crontab|Crontab tips]]
-=== Process Handling ===
+=== Process handling ===
-==== Show Processes ====
+==== Show processes ====
 <pre>
 display all running processes ............ $ps -A (ps stands for "process status")
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 </pre>
-=== Server Related Commands ===
+=== Server related commands ===
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-== Network Related Commands ==
+== Network related commands ==
 * http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/commands/linux_crnetman.html
-=== Network Interface Commands ===
+=== Network interface commands ===
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