User Eugene Yarmash

633 votes

29 answers

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How can I resolve a hostname to an IP address in a Bash script?

asked Sep 15, 2011 at 14:43

353 votes

27 answers

496k views

How can I get my external IP address in a shell script?

asked Oct 14, 2011 at 14:40

187 votes

7 answers

157k views

How to run a program in a clean environment in bash?

asked Sep 24, 2012 at 13:26

93 votes

7 answers

347k views

How can I read line by line from a variable in bash?

asked Mar 21, 2011 at 10:07

30 votes

2 answers

19k views

How can I view the list of packages that were "suggested" by apt?

asked Feb 27, 2012 at 13:51

16 votes

4 answers

16k views

How to auto-update custom plugins in Oh My Zsh?

asked Oct 23, 2018 at 12:57

15 votes

1 answer

566 views

Why does ArchLinux keep some users/groups after package uninstallation?

asked Nov 30, 2015 at 20:22

14 votes

4 answers

14k views

Why does rsync fail to copy files from /sys in Linux?

asked Apr 24, 2013 at 16:35

12 votes

1 answer

2k views

How does this sed command work?

asked Nov 18, 2011 at 8:10

11 votes

1 answer

26k views

How can I determine the connection method used by a MySQL client?

asked Feb 19, 2012 at 19:29

11 votes

3 answers

8k views

Why does bash set $? (exit status) to non-zero on Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Z?

asked Dec 28, 2015 at 20:39

11 votes

1 answer

4k views

What happens on pressing Ctrl-T in a terminal when a program is running?

asked Oct 20, 2019 at 20:14

9 votes

1 answer

12k views

How to use grep/ack with files in arbitrary encoding?

asked Mar 6, 2012 at 14:55

8 votes

5 answers

8k views

Can I determine the number of sub-directories in a directory using `ls -l`?

asked Oct 4, 2010 at 19:42

6 votes

2 answers

3k views

How to stop bash replacing commands in history with asterisks ? (‘*’)

asked Apr 11, 2012 at 10:34

6 votes

4 answers

7k views

How to make resolvconf append nameservers to the list instead of prepending them?

asked Dec 2, 2014 at 15:41

5 votes

2 answers

4k views

How can I test the current carrier state for an ethernet adapter in Linux?

asked Nov 10, 2011 at 12:54

5 votes

1 answer

3k views

public key authentication without authorized_keys file

asked Jul 25, 2014 at 19:03

5 votes

2 answers

4k views

How can I see dumps of wholе HTTP packets?

asked Mar 4, 2011 at 11:22

4 votes

2 answers

7k views

How to enable swap accounting for memory cgroup in Archlinux?

asked Jul 29, 2014 at 8:48

4 votes

3 answers

5k views

Can a program output to STDERR and still return a zero exit status?

asked Jun 23, 2020 at 20:24

3 votes

1 answer

1k views

Can I make shell consider NBSP a whitespace character?

asked Jul 2, 2020 at 7:22

3 votes

2 answers

881 views

How to check which package created a group in Arch Linux?

asked Aug 1, 2017 at 21:34

3 votes

0 answers

2k views

Default iterface/routes metric in Linux

asked Dec 2, 2014 at 16:05

3 votes

2 answers

5k views

How do I check if an IP-address or a network is contained in other network in Bash?

asked Jan 31, 2016 at 13:47

3 votes

3 answers

179 views

Are there widespread filesystems which represent directories with structures optimized for fast lookup?

asked Sep 29, 2012 at 17:36

3 votes

2 answers

2k views

What's the difference between the ^S and ^Z control characters inside a terminal?

asked May 23, 2011 at 12:45

3 votes

1 answer

683 views

How can I upgrade a package recursively in Arch Linux?

asked Oct 19, 2011 at 7:41

3 votes

5 answers

6k views

How can I test whether connection to the given host/port is established in Bash?

asked Sep 19, 2011 at 14:12

3 votes

3 answers

3k views

How can I "cache" a variable in Bash?

asked Sep 21, 2011 at 14:03

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36 Questions

How can I resolve a hostname to an IP address in a Bash script?

How can I get my external IP address in a shell script?

How to run a program in a clean environment in bash?

How can I read line by line from a variable in bash?

How can I view the list of packages that were "suggested" by apt?

How to auto-update custom plugins in Oh My Zsh?

Why does ArchLinux keep some users/groups after package uninstallation?

Why does rsync fail to copy files from /sys in Linux?

How does this sed command work?

How can I determine the connection method used by a MySQL client?

Why does bash set $? (exit status) to non-zero on Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Z?

What happens on pressing Ctrl-T in a terminal when a program is running?

How to use grep/ack with files in arbitrary encoding?

Can I determine the number of sub-directories in a directory using `ls -l`?

How to stop bash replacing commands in history with asterisks ? (‘*’)

How to make resolvconf append nameservers to the list instead of prepending them?

How can I test the current carrier state for an ethernet adapter in Linux?

public key authentication without authorized_keys file

How can I see dumps of wholе HTTP packets?

How to enable swap accounting for memory cgroup in Archlinux?

Can a program output to STDERR and still return a zero exit status?

Can I make shell consider NBSP a whitespace character?

How to check which package created a group in Arch Linux?

Default iterface/routes metric in Linux

How do I check if an IP-address or a network is contained in other network in Bash?

Are there widespread filesystems which represent directories with structures optimized for fast lookup?

What's the difference between the ^S and ^Z control characters inside a terminal?

How can I upgrade a package recursively in Arch Linux?

How can I test whether connection to the given host/port is established in Bash?

How can I "cache" a variable in Bash?