Author: Binny V A

First install the ‘unrar’ package – then run this command… unrar x file.rar

Use this command to remove a rpm package. yum remove package_name

Encrypt/Decrypt a file with GNU Privacy Guard – GPG. #Encrypt gpg -c file #Decrypt gpg file.gpg

Find the number of lines in a file using this command… cat -n file OR wc -l file

Sync two folders using rsync command rsync -rogpav –delete /home/me /backup/folder

I had a collection of ico files with the ext gif – these are the commands I used to fix…

Install a rpm package rpm -ivh package.rpm

Divide terminal into 5 columns ls /tmp | pr -T5 -W$COLUMNS

Copying a directory cp -a dir1 dir2

Some date finding commands.. date Mon Mar 10 23:52:08 IST 2008 cal March 2008 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr…