First created: Sunday 17th April 2005 10:58 PT, AHD
Last updated:  Sunday 30th March 2008 12:43 PT, AHD


bash hints
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This document is an aide-memoire for the author and is not a tutorial for beginners. 


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redo previous command:

$ !!     




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recursively search for a file from root directory:

$ find / -name filename

e.g. find / -name ifconfig
results in:

/sbin/ifconfig




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to find the ip address of your machine:
# /sbin/ifconfig   (full path needed)




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copy an entire directory, its subdirectories, and files:

cp -R dirtocopy/ newdir/

e.g. cp -R data/ /var/www/data   (data is created in /var/www)



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