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Manipulating a file with sed
I have a file called students.txt and it contains the following data in the format Surname, Forename: day.month.year: Degree: Smith, John: 15.01.1986: MSc IT Taylor, Susan: 04.05.1987: MSc IT ...
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Making the move from Win to Linux [closed]
I need to make the move from Windows to Linux. I just need an OS that installs fast, has the same (or almost the same) feel and design as Windows (Xp, Vista, Win 7, or even Win98 doesn't really ...
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Since Android has malware, does it mean no Unix is immune from malware? [closed]
Since Android has virus: Android.Counterclank, Android.Tonclank (seal info, back-door), does it prove that FreeBSD, Solaris, Fedora, CentOS, ArchLinux, Ubuntu can all have similar virus/trojan/malware,...
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bash shell script that creates directories [closed]
Write a Bash shell script program which creates 3 directories dir1, dir2, dir3 and then places the following files into each directory file1, file2. file1 is a zero size and file2 has the current ...
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Search in the PATH for commands starting with a particular letter
Which command could I use list all commands that start with the letter g? Let's assume I can't use bash completion, and that a script must be written.