Linux Commando

Initially a Linux command-line interface blog, it has evolved to cover increasingly more GUI app topics. Instead of just giving you information like some man page, I illustrate their usage in real-life scenarios.

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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Convert units of measurement

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How do you convert from 1 measurement unit to another unit? Say from kilometers to miles. I can always look it up on that fridge magnet. T...
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Sunday, April 11, 2010

How to insert a file at a specific line and column

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My objective is to insert the complete contents of a text file at a specific row and column of another text file. If we are merely concerned...
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Saturday, November 14, 2009

Fun with Date Arithmetic

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We all know that the date command tells you the current time. Occasionally, you use the same command to set the time. That however becomes...
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Friday, July 17, 2009

How to move print jobs from one printer queue to another

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In the olden days, an entire office department shared one printer. At home, an entire household shared one printer. Nowadays, I have 2 pri...
Thursday, July 2, 2009

Search and replace line feeds using emacs

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As an avid emacs user for a decade plus, I am a little embarrassed to confess that I did not know for the longest time how to search for or ...
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