useful linux commands
useful but not so often used commands
window management
command | arguments | description |
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xprop | get info about a window |
shell
command | arguments | description |
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dirname $(whereis $FILE | cut -d' ' -f 2) |
returns directory of $FILE | |
tput |
cols lines |
get terminal's number of columns and lines |
useful log files:
/var/log/auth.log
: for authentication or login events