Archive for the ‘Linux’ Category
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
After installing Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) I have noticed that Midnight Commander, one of the most used CLI file managers available for Linux is unable to preserve settings over different sessions. The solution is quite simple: in order to save it's settings, Midnight Commander requires a ".mc" folder (notice the ...
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Sunday, October 11th, 2009
In a Linux CLI environment you can use the "find" command to search for files or folder. In this tutorial I will explain how to find folders having the same name in a directory tree and execute commands on them.
Since the best way to learn is by example, let's consider ...
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Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
When running a PHP script from command line interface (CLI), a higher memory limit may be required in order for the script to be successfully executed. This can be achieved using the "-d" or "--define" option in the command. According to the manual:
This option allows you to set a custom ...
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Desktop effects in Ubuntu 8.10 can be used without Compiz, by enabling compositing in Metacity - the Gnome's default window manager.
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There are more ways to enable compositing in Metacity, but first you need to disable Compiz if you are using it. The fastest way is to ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Here is a simple script to get the exchange rates from www.bnro.ro/nbrfxrates.xml
#!/bin/bash
# clear the screen
clear
# display an info message
echo "+------------------------------+"
echo "| BNR exchange |"
echo "+------------------------------+"
# check for parameters
if [ $# -ne 1 ]
then
echo "Usage: $0 eur ...
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