Can I remove all the recent kernel versions at /lib/modules/
Here’s a one-liner that distills the results of the command posted by @Stephen Kitt $ dpkg -S /lib/modules/* 2>&1 | grep “no path … Read more
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Create new temporary directory
An easy way is to just create a directory in /tmp and use a symlink: mkdir /tmp/mine ln -s /tmp/mine /home/me/tmp You may … Read more
Can a file be edited with the ‘write’ permission on it but not on its parent directory?
As the other answers have stated: Yes, the file can be edited/modified. And, at the risk of splitting hairs, allow me to point … Read more
CLI equivalent of Gnome’s recent files feature
Ideally, the CLI equivalent would do it via gvfs schemes so as to be able to use the recent:/// location as an argument, … Read more
Rename multiple directories
In zsh, you can use the zmv function to mass-rename files: zmv ‘(**/)doc’ ‘${1}Doc’ If you have non-directories called doc, make sure not … Read more
Delete all folders containing files which match pattern
You can use bash -c to perform more advanced operations in and -exec for find. The problem with using a temp file and … Read more
Is there an easy way to change directories from within one duplicate folder structure to another?
Add this function to your .bash_profile and typing cdstaging you will be able to change between any directory inside ~/dev to the equivalent … Read more
Preventing the creation of a specific directory
Alternatively to Fixman’s idea, you could also just make it a symlink to itself. sudo ln -s foo /tmp $ touch /tmp/foo/bar touch: … Read more
What is the effect of “chattr +a” on a directory
What is the effect of “chattr +a” on a directory
The number of links for a folder doesn’t reflect the real status?
The number of links for a folder doesn’t reflect the real status?
