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How does a Segmentation Fault work under-the-hood?

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Why not parse `ls` (and what to do instead)?

answered May 12, 2014 at 22:55

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How do I create a blank PDF from the command line?

answered Apr 21, 2016 at 0:33

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Why are UNIX/POSIX system call namings so illegible?

answered Jul 9, 2015 at 19:23

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what does star in passwd file mean?

answered Jul 30, 2015 at 19:38

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Is the "tick" or "acute accent" character ´ (not `) used for anything in Linux shell?

answered Nov 2, 2018 at 13:46

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What is the use of the -f option for `touch`?

answered Mar 20, 2016 at 21:37

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Using “reserved” codes for exit status of shell scripts

answered Nov 10, 2015 at 19:35

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Porting Linux to another platform requirements

answered Feb 28, 2019 at 22:48

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Makefile alternative for those who don't want tab indenting all content under the opener

answered May 16, 2017 at 19:32

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Generating a random password; why isn't this portable?

answered Feb 2, 2015 at 15:13

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Is there a simple Bash tool which can quickly render basic HTML?

answered Nov 20, 2014 at 4:21

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bash if not multiple conditions without subshell?

answered Dec 3, 2015 at 19:27

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Official list of programs to be included in Linux?

answered Sep 27, 2015 at 15:26

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Feed all traffic through OpenVPN for a specific network namespace only

answered Aug 14, 2014 at 16:47

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How can I test if a variable is empty or contains only spaces?

answered Jul 28, 2014 at 15:41

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Why should I care about POSIX if I'm writing bash scripts?

answered Mar 28, 2022 at 23:04

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What C library version does my system use?

answered Mar 19, 2014 at 17:57

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SetUID bit not working in Ubuntu?

answered Apr 18, 2017 at 15:13

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Use shell's "*" glob, but exclude one file and don't match directories?

answered Oct 5, 2015 at 15:52

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Is there any reason to have a shebang pointing at /bin/sh rather than /bin/bash?

answered Dec 22, 2015 at 15:53

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How can I use '*' to capture everything with exceptions

answered Feb 10, 2016 at 14:55

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error ./c.sh: line 24: [: too many arguments in shell program

answered Jul 31, 2015 at 18:22

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How to temporarily save and restore the IFS variable properly?

answered Mar 20, 2021 at 23:52

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How can I delete html tags from a file using sed?

answered Feb 16, 2015 at 15:58

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How do I run a command and get its exit code in fewer characters?

answered Dec 23, 2014 at 0:56

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cd ~<user> is possible but why can't we cd ~"$USER" or cd ~${USER}

answered May 17, 2018 at 16:09

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How do ssh remote command line arguments get parsed

answered Jan 4, 2018 at 18:19

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Does tail read the whole file?

answered Jul 5, 2016 at 18:12

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Use #!/bin/sh or #!/bin/bash for Ubuntu-OSX compatibility and ease of use & POSIX

answered Feb 4, 2015 at 14:46

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40 Answers

How does a Segmentation Fault work under-the-hood?

Why not parse `ls` (and what to do instead)?

How do I create a blank PDF from the command line?

Why are UNIX/POSIX system call namings so illegible?

what does star in passwd file mean?

Is the "tick" or "acute accent" character ´ (not `) used for anything in Linux shell?

What is the use of the -f option for `touch`?

Using “reserved” codes for exit status of shell scripts

Porting Linux to another platform requirements

Makefile alternative for those who don't want tab indenting all content under the opener

Generating a random password; why isn't this portable?

Is there a simple Bash tool which can quickly render basic HTML?

bash if not multiple conditions without subshell?

Official list of programs to be included in Linux?

Feed all traffic through OpenVPN for a specific network namespace only

How can I test if a variable is empty or contains only spaces?

Why should I care about POSIX if I'm writing bash scripts?

What C library version does my system use?

SetUID bit not working in Ubuntu?

Use shell's "*" glob, but exclude one file and don't match directories?

Is there any reason to have a shebang pointing at /bin/sh rather than /bin/bash?

How can I use '*' to capture everything with exceptions

error ./c.sh: line 24: [: too many arguments in shell program

How to temporarily save and restore the IFS variable properly?

How can I delete html tags from a file using sed?

How do I run a command and get its exit code in fewer characters?

cd ~<user> is possible but why can't we cd ~"$USER" or cd ~${USER}

How do ssh remote command line arguments get parsed

Does tail read the whole file?

Use #!/bin/sh or #!/bin/bash for Ubuntu-OSX compatibility and ease of use & POSIX