User Keith Thompson

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How to conditionally do something if a command succeeded or failed

answered Oct 16, 2011 at 21:50

643 votes

Why is it better to use "#!/usr/bin/env NAME" instead of "#!/path/to/NAME" as my shebang?

answered Jan 21, 2012 at 6:45

93 votes

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why does ls -d also list files, and where is it documented?

answered May 7, 2013 at 22:25

78 votes

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curl --resolve appears to do nothing

answered Mar 1, 2012 at 0:52

69 votes

When should I use a trailing slash on a directory?

answered Oct 11, 2012 at 0:25

59 votes

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bash: /dev/stderr: Permission denied

answered May 13, 2012 at 17:54

53 votes

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Why does Unix store timestamps in a signed integer?

answered Nov 25, 2011 at 20:47

50 votes

Repeat a Unix command every x seconds forever

answered Jan 12, 2012 at 11:29

43 votes

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Will tar -cvzf packed.tar.gz mydir take hidden files into account?

answered Feb 17, 2012 at 17:36

28 votes

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What is the difference between : and true?

answered Mar 21, 2012 at 17:39

23 votes

Why is number of open files limited in Linux?

answered Apr 19, 2012 at 18:55

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Is there a desktop notification that stays shown until I click it?

answered Apr 21, 2015 at 22:28

21 votes

What happens when you run out of PIDs?

answered Aug 17, 2016 at 21:19

20 votes

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why doesn't gdb like aliases

answered Feb 8, 2018 at 0:11

17 votes

How can I check what version of the VI editor I have?

answered Oct 22, 2011 at 2:10

14 votes

Argument list too long for ls

answered May 18, 2012 at 22:06

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Which shell should I learn for FreeBSD and Debian?

answered Mar 21, 2012 at 3:51

12 votes

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Why are .so files executable?

answered Jan 17, 2013 at 16:33

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Using VI keys to edit shell commands in UNIX

answered Jul 13, 2012 at 20:05

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xterm doesn't switch directory when it is moved

answered Aug 10, 2012 at 8:47

11 votes

Wait for process to finish before going to the next line in shell script

answered Dec 10, 2011 at 9:47

11 votes

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Show output on another "screen" and return to normal when done

answered Dec 30, 2011 at 1:49

10 votes

Can separate unix accounts share a username but have separate passwords?

answered Dec 12, 2011 at 8:29

9 votes

What purpose does the colon builtin ':' serve?

answered Feb 14, 2012 at 22:34

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Symbol that will show up first in output of `ls`?

answered Mar 25, 2014 at 20:46

9 votes

C Shell Array Declaration Syntax, () vs {}

answered Jun 27, 2013 at 20:47

8 votes

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Command 'date +FORMAT' — What are %a, %A, %b, etc. called?

answered Apr 12, 2013 at 15:33

8 votes

Alias Loop in csh

answered Jan 10, 2012 at 1:11

7 votes

How does linux work with symbolic links?

answered Dec 21, 2011 at 0:25

7 votes

Screen corruption after hibernate — Is there another way to refresh the X11 display?

answered Oct 31, 2011 at 8:51

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How to conditionally do something if a command succeeded or failed

Why is it better to use "#!/usr/bin/env NAME" instead of "#!/path/to/NAME" as my shebang?

why does ls -d also list files, and where is it documented?

curl --resolve appears to do nothing

When should I use a trailing slash on a directory?

bash: /dev/stderr: Permission denied

Why does Unix store timestamps in a signed integer?

Repeat a Unix command every x seconds forever

Will tar -cvzf packed.tar.gz mydir take hidden files into account?

What is the difference between : and true?

Why is number of open files limited in Linux?

Is there a desktop notification that stays shown until I click it?

What happens when you run out of PIDs?

why doesn't gdb like aliases

How can I check what version of the VI editor I have?

Argument list too long for ls

Which shell should I learn for FreeBSD and Debian?

Why are .so files executable?

Using VI keys to edit shell commands in UNIX

xterm doesn't switch directory when it is moved

Wait for process to finish before going to the next line in shell script

Show output on another "screen" and return to normal when done

Can separate unix accounts share a username but have separate passwords?

What purpose does the colon builtin ':' serve?

Symbol that will show up first in output of `ls`?

C Shell Array Declaration Syntax, () vs {}

Command 'date +FORMAT' — What are %a, %A, %b, etc. called?

Alias Loop in csh

How does linux work with symbolic links?

Screen corruption after hibernate — Is there another way to refresh the X11 display?