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How to count the number of files in a directory. At some point you'll have a directory or directories that you need to know the number of files in them. On Linux, the list command (ls) is piped with the wc -l command.
ls | wc -lThis command works great if all the files are located in one directory. What about if you have multiple directories. Then you will need to use the find command piped with the wc command
find <directory> -type f | wc -lThis command only...
Andrew Fletcher
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I've recently upgraded the server Ubuntu 20.04 updating the PHP version from 7.4...
Andrew Fletcher
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Recently I have been investigating one of my Linux server's speed using the...
Andrew Fletcher
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I had generated a backup of key directories on the server - see Create a...
Andrew Fletcher
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Goal: Restrict content access through username and password entry.
1: Apache...
Andrew Fletcher
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Currently, I have a situation where I have two repositories. The first is where I've held the code since the beginning. The second has come on board recently and is the client repo. However, rather than shut the original down, I want to keep both running with the same code. How do I synchronise them so that they contain the same thing?
Configure a remote that points to the upstream repository in Git to sync changes you make in a fork with the original repository....
Andrew Fletcher
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Creating a bash script
Bash scripts are files containing code that tell your...
Andrew Fletcher
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Accessing a remote server using PEM key, and I had the following...
Andrew Fletcher
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How do you generate a .pem file from an existing .ppk key?
Is putty on your...
Andrew Fletcher
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Currently I'm working through an app that has been abandoned by the developers....
Andrew Fletcher
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First off, this isn't the only method to achieve the outcome of emptying a file.
Using a symbol : is a shell built-in command that is essence equivalent to the true command and it can be used as a no-op (no operation). It can be used as follows:
# : > filename.txtOR
# true > filename.txt
My initial file was as follows:
21548342 16 Mar 20:27 code.logPost using the command
: > filename.txtThe response was
0 16 Mar 20:27...
Andrew Fletcher
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Clear DNS Cache
The DNS (Domain Name Service) cache on your Mac helps browsers...
Andrew Fletcher
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Changing git push from passphrase? There are several ways to tackle this...
Andrew Fletcher
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Z shell (Zsh) is a Unix shell built on top of bash (the default shell for...
Andrew Fletcher
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Updating Realm and RealmSwift from 5.5.x to 10.0.0 brought in the following...