Category: Command Line

Execute a Java jar file java -jar [file_name.jar]

If you are a user of the dvorak layout, this command will let you use that layout in the console……

Show files and directory containing numbers ls *[0-9]*

Download the installer from http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp cd /usr/local/ mkdir java cd java sh /home/user/location_of_jre_installer/jre-6u3-linux-i586.bin cd /usr/local/firefox/plugin/ [The folder where firefox is…

Three commands that could be used to shutdown a linux system. shutdown -h now init 0 telinit 0

Show architecture of machine $ arch i686 Original Article

I run this command when I go for lunch or something – these commands take a while to run. sudo…

This command shows the kernel modules that are currently loaded. # lsmod Module Size Used by vboxdrv 55088 0 autofs4…

Rip a DVD to an AVI file using mencoder mencoder dvd://1 -dvd-device /mnt/Image/ -ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=1 -alang en -oac…

Get the external IP of your system – useful if you have a dynamic ip… curl -s checkip.dyndns.org|sed -e ‘s/.*Current…