How to use Prolific RS232 USB to Serial Converter with Ubuntu ################################################### Using ubuntu 14.04 I didnt need to install any drives. Just plug and play. Also works with Ubuntu 11 (accordingRead More…
Zcat and zgrep UPDATE 2016-04-26: thanks for article here http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/77296/is-there-a-tool-that-combines-zcat-and-cat-transparently Forget my lcat function, just use the already provided zgrep and zcat commands. FORMAT:
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zcat -f -- * # reads all files (normal and gzipped) zgrep -- PATTERN * # looks for pattern in all files (normal and gzipped) zgrep <dashed options> -- PATTERN * # any grep options before the -- |
Examples (all of these work):
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zcat -f -- messages zcat -f -- messages.0.gz zcat -f -- messages* zcat -f -- * zgrep -- PATTERN messages zgrep -- PATTERN messages.0.gz zgrep -- PATTERN messages* zgrep -- PATTERN * |
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Bulk Terminal Rename for many files and folders. SIDENOTE: This is a common rename tool. Commonly I see it called as simply “rename”. In cygwin its called “prename” (other distros also call itRead More…
BTRFS – TOO MANY BALANCES – When to do balances ############################################# We (who is we, btrfs users) shouldn’t do em as much. They dont do much unless the systems allocation is full.Read More…