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What happened to bzip1?

asked Apr 21, 2014 at 11:35

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Why are rmdir and unlink two separate system calls?

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3 answers

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How to recompress 2 million gzip files without storing them twice?

asked Nov 6, 2014 at 13:55

5 votes

1 answer

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What does this command actually cause?

asked Jan 12, 2014 at 21:27

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Stripping null byte blocks with a sparse file?

asked Jan 9, 2013 at 21:13

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Transfer a TCP connection from one Linux box to another behind NAT?

asked May 30, 2013 at 23:47

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How to disable procps-ng 3.3.10 free wide output format?

asked Jan 21, 2015 at 13:57

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How to see if a file has CAP_NET_ADMIN?

asked Jun 5, 2015 at 21:50

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Why don't most common Linux package managers allow package installation for normal users? [duplicate]

asked Jul 27, 2015 at 17:46

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Copy a local file to a remote server, non-root privileges over sudo?

asked Apr 10, 2014 at 21:58

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Is it safe to create a regression test that relies on running out of file descriptor limit?

asked Jun 2, 2014 at 10:39

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Hint kernel that a particular process is safe to OOM kill? [duplicate]

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Redirect stderr to a file, but create only if any stderr happened? [duplicate]

asked Oct 3, 2014 at 11:57

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2 answers

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Squashfs minimal compression?

asked Jan 22, 2016 at 0:24

2 votes

1 answer

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Mount a large squashfs in a way that allows random writes (to a separate filesystem)?

asked Jan 28, 2016 at 18:23

2 votes

1 answer

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How to map Linux hard drive identifiers like "sd 3:0:0:0:" to ones like "ata8:"? [duplicate]

asked Mar 20, 2016 at 17:46

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Does Linux perform buffering twice when hosting a VM?

asked Apr 1, 2016 at 13:28

2 votes

1 answer

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How to make oh-my-zsh history behavior similar to Bash's?

asked Nov 20, 2016 at 1:50

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One SSD cache for two partitions on two separate disks?

asked Nov 24, 2015 at 10:26

1 vote

1 answer

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How can the terminal emulator tell whether it's safe to close the window or it requires some confirmation?

asked May 26, 2022 at 13:10

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1 answer

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Log all commands executed regardless of shell?

asked May 10, 2023 at 10:45

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Recoverably recompress gzip files into zstd, preserving original checksums?

asked Aug 12, 2024 at 14:35

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How can I tell why I have permissions to read a file? [closed]

asked Jul 12, 2014 at 12:14

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23 Questions

What happened to bzip1?

Why are rmdir and unlink two separate system calls?

How to recompress 2 million gzip files without storing them twice?

What does this command actually cause?

Stripping null byte blocks with a sparse file?

Transfer a TCP connection from one Linux box to another behind NAT?

How to disable procps-ng 3.3.10 free wide output format?

How to see if a file has CAP_NET_ADMIN?

Why don't most common Linux package managers allow package installation for normal users? [duplicate]

Copy a local file to a remote server, non-root privileges over sudo?

Is it safe to create a regression test that relies on running out of file descriptor limit?

Hint kernel that a particular process is safe to OOM kill? [duplicate]

Redirect stderr to a file, but create only if any stderr happened? [duplicate]

Squashfs minimal compression?

Mount a large squashfs in a way that allows random writes (to a separate filesystem)?

How to map Linux hard drive identifiers like "sd 3:0:0:0:" to ones like "ata8:"? [duplicate]

Does Linux perform buffering twice when hosting a VM?

How to make oh-my-zsh history behavior similar to Bash's?

One SSD cache for two partitions on two separate disks?

How can the terminal emulator tell whether it's safe to close the window or it requires some confirmation?

Log all commands executed regardless of shell?

Recoverably recompress gzip files into zstd, preserving original checksums?

How can I tell why I have permissions to read a file? [closed]