
linux - What is the shell command to display contents of a file ...
Feb 23, 2010 · 2 file : Display the type of file cat : Display the content of the file and outputs it on stdout. You can use vi, emacs command to edit the file in Unix environment. If you do not have expertise in …
linux - How to execute a command whenever a file changes? - Super …
I want a quick and simple way to execute a command whenever a file changes. I want something very simple, something I will leave running on a terminal and close it whenever I'm finished working wit...
linux - How to open a particular file from a terminal? - Super User
Sep 21, 2012 · Usage The command xdg-open _b2rR6eU9jJ.txt will open the text file in a text editor that is set to handle text files. The command will also work with other common file extensions, opening …
linux - How to run the file command recursively - Super User
Oct 10, 2019 · Running file * in the current directory works well enough, but it doesn't traverse into sub-directories and there doesn't seem to be an option to make it do so. How exactly do I execute the file …
linux - How to clear the contents of a file from the command line ...
Jan 1, 2010 · I have a log file that has a bunch of stuff in it that I don't need anymore. I want to clear the contents. I know how to print the contents to the screen: cat file.log I know how to edit the file...
Get Last Modified Date of File in Linux - Super User
Apr 3, 2014 · 1 ls -l shows the file's "modification time" (mtime), the time of last modification of the data in the file. ls -lc shows file's "change time" (ctime), the time of the last change to the file's status …
linux - How to check all timestamps of a file? - Super User
@FatalError, Birth time can be displayed with Linux stat command, see How to find creation date of file? and What file systems on Linux store the creation time?.
What is the equivalent to the Linux File command for windows?
Running the command: file run.sh Gives me: run.sh: Bourne shell script text executable in Linux. Is there an equivalent command in Windows?
How to get information about an image (picture) from the Linux …
Apr 26, 2011 · Btw, I was looking to get information on dpi/resolution from the command line; and interestingly, sometimes none of these tools report that in an image (like in the above snippet); for …
View list of files in ZIP archive on Linux - Super User
Apr 21, 2017 · 16 At least in Ubuntu, the possibly easiest command is: view [zipfile] This will open up the file listing in your standard text editor (nano, vim etc).