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using iotop to find disk usage hogs

using iotop to find disk usage hogs

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Workaround and fixes for the current Core Dump Handling vulnerability affected kernels

Workaround and fixes for the current Core Dump Handling vulnerability affected kernels

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[e] setting xterm title

setting xterm title

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[e] using iotop to find disk usage hogs

using iotop to find disk usage hogs

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887

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average rating: 1.0 (1 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Disable Anti-Aliasing fonts

Disable Anti-Aliasing fonts

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average rating: 3.0 (1 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] setting the core dump name schema

setting the core dump name schema

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average rating: 1.2 (6 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] enable (pdf)latex to process UTF-8 encoded documents when using docbook2pdf

enable (pdf)latex to process UTF-8 encoded documents when using docbook2pdf

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average rating: 2.0 (2 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] How to speed up raid1 resync ?

How to speed up raid1 resync ?

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average rating: 1.3 (7 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] ulimit and sysctl

ulimit and sysctl

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average rating: 2.0 (20 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Speeding up xorg's composite extension

Speeding up xorg's composite extension

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average rating: 1.1 (32 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Finding Remote Network File Systems

Finding Remote Network File Systems

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[e] Speeding up compiles with ccache

Speeding up compiles with ccache

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average rating: 2.0 (1 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Revival of the Compose Key a.k.a. Multi_Key

Revival of the Compose Key a.k.a. Multi_Key

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average rating: 1.4 (30 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Changing File Attributes

Changing File Attributes

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average rating: 2.5 (11 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Preventing System Reboot with Ctrl-Alt-Del

Preventing System Reboot with Ctrl-Alt-Del

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average rating: 2.0 (1 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Setting the Hardware Clock

Setting the Hardware Clock

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3749

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average rating: 5.0 (1 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Export an X Session

Export an X Session

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average rating: 1.0 (1 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Combining Commands with For

Combining Commands with For

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[e] Killing Processes

Killing Processes

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4016

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average rating: 1.0 (1 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Using Screen

Using Screen

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[e] Using script

Using script

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[e] Converting data with units

Converting data with units

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[e] Using SSH for remote commands

Using SSH for remote commands

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[e] An introduction to sudo

An introduction to sudo

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average rating: 1.2 (4 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] An introduction to info

An introduction to info

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[e] Introducing the -- flag

Introducing the -- flag

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[e] Scheduling with "at"

Scheduling with "at"

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[e] Spell Checking with Aspell

Spell Checking with Aspell

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5812

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average rating: 2.0 (1 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Using the file command

Using the file command

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[e] Killing a Hung Virtual Console

Killing a Hung Virtual Console

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[e] ANSI Escape Sequences: Colors

ANSI Escape Sequences: Colors

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average rating: 1.8 (4 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Tips for 'ls'

Tips for 'ls'

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[e] Using /etc/skel

Using /etc/skel

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average rating: 3.8 (35 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Using nl to number lines

Using nl to number lines

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average rating: 3.0 (2 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Using watch to repeat comands

Using watch to repeat comands

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average rating: 1.0 (1 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Improving DNS Lookups

Improving DNS Lookups

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average rating: 1.0 (3 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Job Control

Job Control

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average rating: 4.0 (1 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Converting Text Files

Converting Text Files

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[e] Recovering the root password

Recovering the root password

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[e] Reading binary data with strings

Reading binary data with strings

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[e] Using ulimit

Using ulimit

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average rating: 2.4 (8 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Timezone conversion using date

Timezone conversion using date

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average rating: 1.0 (1 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Multiple X-Sessions

Multiple X-Sessions

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average rating: 1.0 (1 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Shell Autologout with TMOUT

Shell Autologout with TMOUT

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average rating: 1.4 (8 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Renaming Files

Renaming Files

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[e] Changing the logname with sudo

Changing the logname with sudo

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97

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2821

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average rating: 2.0 (1 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Quick 'cd' trick

Quick 'cd' trick

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34

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average rating: 2.0 (3 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Implementing a command line thesaurus

Implementing a command line thesaurus

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[e] Using bash history

Using bash history

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[e] Magic SysRq Key

Magic SysRq Key

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average rating: 1.1 (34 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Get an up-to date list of kernel parameters

Get an up-to date list of kernel parameters

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40

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2351

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average rating: 1.0 (3 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Get information about a specific file

Get information about a specific file

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[e] Make your machine automatically reboot on kernel panic

Make your machine automatically reboot on kernel panic

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168

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5248

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average rating: 1.3 (11 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Find process that block unmounting a partition or CDROM

Find process that block unmounting a partition or CDROM

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4174

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average rating: 1.5 (2 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] analyse BIOS

analyse BIOS

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71

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3016

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average rating: 1.2 (4 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Converting unix timestamp to something readable

Converting unix timestamp to something readable

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92

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19648

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average rating: 1.1 (13 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] make the internal speaker beep when a logfile has a new line

make the internal speaker beep when a logfile has a new line

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11972

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average rating: 1.5 (2 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Using Unison to Synchronize Two Directories

Using Unison to Synchronize Two Directories

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218

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9551

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average rating: 3.0 (2 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Some pretty .bashrc hints

Some pretty .bashrc hints

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129

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5312

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average rating: 2.0 (2 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Roaming network profiles for laptops with Quickswitch

Roaming network profiles for laptops with Quickswitch

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347

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4048

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[e] Using Linux as router (mini-FAQ)

Using Linux as router (mini-FAQ)

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50

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3119

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[e] Using 'make' for backups

Using 'make' for backups

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304

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2435

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average rating: 1.0 (2 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Finding recent files with ls and 'FlAt'

Finding recent files with ls and 'FlAt'

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99

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6400

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average rating: 1.7 (3 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Protecting files with noclobber

Protecting files with noclobber

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89

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11876

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average rating: 1.4 (24 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Alias, Setting command aliases

Alias, Setting command aliases

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320

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5545

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average rating: 2.0 (6 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] TIP NoBeep

TIP NoBeep

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89

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3719

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average rating: 1.5 (2 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)




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