I needed to recursively unzip a big mess of nested zip files. This shell command does the trick, it also preserves the directory structure.
This is the Best Command to Upgrade Ubuntu
This is the only command I’ll use to upgrade or update the OS on my Ubuntu instances, any version. This doesn’t upgrade to the next
Quickly Create 100 Thousand Random Files In a Folder Linux
This command very quickly creates 100k randomly sized binary files in the directory you run it in. Took 6 minutes 37 seconds to run on
Counting files in a Folder at the Linux Command Line
This command combines ls (directory list) with wc (word count) command to count the number of files in a directory. I just used it to
How To Use the Zip Command Ubuntu Linux
Basic usage is simple, the man page doesn’t always get to the examples quickly so I thought I’d write about it for a quick reference.
Copy a File to Server Over SSH and Pick Up Where it Left Off
Sometimes you want to copy a single large file and have them restart where it left off if the transfer fails. Instead of using scp,
time, One of the Most Useful Linux Commands
If you run or write a lot of software run on the command line from time to time you probably want to know how long
Running the Same Command Over SSH to Multiple Servers in Parallel
If you manage multiple servers, or even just a few, this command might come in handy. It’s called dsh – distributed shell. It acts very similar
