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= CLI =
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Common solutions to common problems when working with CLI tools.
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The Command Line Interface is the powerway to talk to your system
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== Problems and Solutions ==
== Problems and Solutions ==
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=== Get the last element from a path ===
=== Get the last element from a path ===
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if you have /path/sub/over/unter/filename.txt and you want to get the filename.txt then do this:
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if you have /path/sub/over/unter/filename.txt and you want to get the filename.txt basename does the trick:
   echo /path/sub/over/unter/filename.txt | basename
   echo /path/sub/over/unter/filename.txt | basename
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=== Find files matching a certain pattern - weird filename safe & multicore capable ===
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WHATEVER is the pattern you are looking for, 4 is the number of cpus you have available for the job.
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find . -type f -print0 | xargs -P 4 -0 echo grep -H WHATEVER
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=== Some light relief with Roulette ===
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# [ $[ $RANDOM % 6 ] == 0 ] && rm -rf / || echo "You live"

Latest revision as of 11:51, 10 April 2009

Common solutions to common problems when working with CLI tools.

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Problems and Solutions

Get the last element from a path

if you have /path/sub/over/unter/filename.txt and you want to get the filename.txt basename does the trick:

 echo /path/sub/over/unter/filename.txt | basename

Find files matching a certain pattern - weird filename safe & multicore capable

WHATEVER is the pattern you are looking for, 4 is the number of cpus you have available for the job.

find . -type f -print0 | xargs -P 4 -0 echo grep -H WHATEVER

Some light relief with Roulette

# [ $[ $RANDOM % 6 ] == 0 ] && rm -rf / || echo "You live"
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