Cool Linux command you probably never heard of

themarkymark (78)in #linux • 5 years ago (edited)

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5 years ago in #linux by themarkymark (78)

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sgt-dan (61) 5 years ago

Thank you for this info. I bounce back and forth from Windows and Linux. As I have an older laptop I use Linux on that machine (Ubuntu) and the machine my sister watches TV on when she visits is also Linux (Kubuntu).

I used Fedora for a bit, but prefer Debian based OS to the Redhat Package Manager OS types. Not an expert in either, but I get by. Just a hobby.

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gikitiki (60) 5 years ago

Another cool post of tips.

When I get time, I'll compare ncdu to old faithful (it gets written on the last page of every notebook I have)

# Show the top 5 largest files in a directory.
du -a . | sort -n -r | head -n 5

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contrabourdon (70) 5 years ago

Ewww apt. yum is my friend.

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themarkymark (78) 5 years ago

yum just means you run Redhat/Centos type of distribution. Apt is for Debian based distribution.

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contrabourdon (70) 5 years ago

Yep :) I use Redhat/Centos/Amazon Linux often.

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themarkymark (78) 5 years ago

I used to use Centos. I'm too broke to use RedHat.

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imwatsi (67) 5 years ago

Glad to learn about axel. I've always wondered if we had a CLI "download manager" for Linux that segments files for speed. Just checked and Fedora distributes the package :)

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yuriks2000 (66) 5 years ago

Wow! Super useful commands! Thanks

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azfix (65) 5 years ago

Cryptocurrency mining really got me into linux more than I was. Who wants to pay for windows licenses when you can do everything you need on Linux. Thanks for the tips

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