Determining the path that a yum package installed to [closed]
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How to preserve line breaks when storing command output to a variable?
I’m using bash shell on Linux. I have this simple script … #!/bin/bash TEMP=`sed -n “https://stackoverflow.com/””Starting deployment of”‘/,/'”Failed to start context”‘/p’ “/usr/java/jboss/standalone/log/server.log” | … Read more
Compiling C++ on remote Linux machine – “clock skew detected” warning
I’m connected to my university’s small Linux cluster via PuTTY and WinSCP, transferring files using the latter and compiling and running them with … Read more
Check if a variable exists in a list in Bash
I am trying to write a script in bash that check the validity of a user input. I want to match the input … Read more
Get started with Latex on Linux [closed]
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What is the difference between buffer and cache memory in Linux?
To me it’s not clear what’s the difference between the two Linux memory concepts : buffer and cache. I’ve read through this post … Read more
The ‘eval’ command in Bash and its typical uses
After reading the Bash man pages and with respect to this post, I am still having trouble understanding what exactly the eval command … Read more
How to kill a child process after a given timeout in Bash?
I have a bash script that launches a child process that crashes (actually, hangs) from time to time and with no apparent reason … Read more
Understanding Linux /proc/pid/maps or /proc/self/maps
I am trying to understand my embedded Linux application’s memory use. The /proc/pid/maps utility/file seems to be a good resource for seeing the … Read more
Command not found when using sudo
I have a script called foo.sh in my home folder. When I navigate to this folder, and enter ./foo.sh, I get -bash: ./foo.sh: … Read more