Bash Commands

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See also https://biowikifarm.net/meta/Selected_Linux_commands

Get help

 apropos ftp # searches for all program descriptions with ftp
 man 7z # manual page for 7z
   # shift + ? → searching a string (by regular expression)
   # shift + n/n → find the next/previous match
   # q → quit

Most commands provide a help option and the following works:

 a-command --help
 a-command -h
 # sometimes there is an info on usage
 a-command --usage

Internet

# Download the given file and overwrites the local one according to the file’s timestamp
wget --timestamping http://...
wget -N http://...

File Manager

gksudo nautilus # (start it as root)

Text

Search text in files:

grep -r "your text" <directory>

Find

# print the path of the executable file
which <executable> 
# search for a file or directory with the given filename
find <dir> -name <filename>

User Management

Add a User

sudo adduser <username>

Unzip

tar -xzf <filename>.gz
tar --extract --gzip --file=<filename>.gz

Cron Jobs

# run with -s (shell environment variables)
sudo -s <command>
sudo -s crontab -e # crontab -e: edit crontab jobs to add or remove cron jobs

http://www.sysadminslife.com/linux/cronjob-unter-debian-und-ubuntu-erstellen/

Create Screens

screen # saves your screen even after session time out
screen -r # resumes a detached screen session
  • Ctrl+AC (create new terminal tab)
  • Ctrl+AA (switch between terminal tabs)


Backup

  • sudo ./backupAll.bash <backupname>

Shutdown

sudo shutdown -h 18:45 # at 18 o’clck 45min