Linux Paste Command
Today I want to share a nifty tool that I just discovered the other day while looking for a method to combine data from two different files. The data in the two files were related one-to-one by row....
View ArticleLinux Tip: Display ‘ls’ Output In Columns
If you are redirecting the output of ls to a file, it will output a single file per line. ls my_file my_file2 other_file Use the -C option to have ls output its usual column format ls -C >...
View ArticleLinux Tip: Use sed to replace characters
Sed is often used to replace words in input, but did you know that you can replace a set of characters with another set of corresponding characters? This is accomplished by use of the ‘y’ command. It’s...
View ArticleLinux Tip: Multiple Sed Instructions In One Command
It’s possible to run several commands in a sed one-liner. All you have to do is separate the instructions with a semicolon: echo '123456' | sed 's/1/a/g; s/a2/x/g' output: x3456 The post Linux Tip:...
View ArticleLinux Tip: ls with inode number
The common ‘ls’ command will allow you to display the inode numbers associated with each file in the directory. All that’s needed is supplying the ‘-i’ option. > ls -i 26610614 file1.txt 26610615...
View ArticleLinux Tip: grep for multiple words
Quick linux tip for grepping for multiple words at the same time. Use the -e option for each pattern that you want to match. If you wanted to search for all files containing either *html* or *script*:...
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