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Hope you are liking all the cool Linux stuff that is continuously being posted on the blog.Here are some other cooler Linux Tricks..........
Hope you are liking all the cool Linux stuff that is continuously being posted on the blog.Here are some other cooler Linux Tricks..........
Collaborate with the screen command
Let’s say you and your co-worker are both working on debugging an application and your partner has run into a snag. Instead of having to march back and forth between offices, or leaving the comfort of your own chair (you lazy thing), you can log onto your co-workers machine and collaborate! Here’s how it works. Both machines will be Linux machines and both will have ssh accessibility. If you need to help your co-worker out follow these steps:
Secure shell into your friends machine…the only catch is, you have to log on with his user name/password.
Issue the command screen -s NAME Where NAME is any name you want.
Now your co-worker has to open up a terminal window and issue the command screen -x NAME Where NAME is the same name you used in your command. Now whenever either of you type in your screen both of you will see what is going on at the same time.
To detach yourself from this session you have to hit <Ctrl>a and then d. That means hold down <Ctrl>, hit a, and then hit d. You will be released from the session.
Say you have that killer bash script you use for something tucked away in your home directory. You can run that script by open up a terminal window and issuing the command to run the script, OR…you can set up Nautilus so that files can be run with a simple double click. Now, use caution with this, because it can open up security issues. But if you know you are safe (are you ever really safe?) you can set this feature.
To set this up open up Nautilus to the directory that will house the script and then right-click the script and select Properties. In this new window click on the Permission tab and then check the box for Execute. Close the Properties window and then, back in Nautilus, double click that script and see what happens…it should execute.
Yes you Read it right. It will be to your surprise that Linux allows you to copy 2 different segments of the text at the same time. This is because Linux have a primary and secondary buffer for copy/paste. You can highlight section A with the left mouse button drag/highlight method and then copy section B with the standard <Ctrl>c method. Now you two different pieces of text to paste – one with the middle mouse button and the other with <Ctrl>v!
Do try them Its fun using them :))
Secure shell into your friends machine…the only catch is, you have to log on with his user name/password.
Issue the command screen -s NAME Where NAME is any name you want.
Now your co-worker has to open up a terminal window and issue the command screen -x NAME Where NAME is the same name you used in your command. Now whenever either of you type in your screen both of you will see what is going on at the same time.
To detach yourself from this session you have to hit <Ctrl>a and then d. That means hold down <Ctrl>, hit a, and then hit d. You will be released from the session.
Execute files as programs in GNOME
Say you have that killer bash script you use for something tucked away in your home directory. You can run that script by open up a terminal window and issuing the command to run the script, OR…you can set up Nautilus so that files can be run with a simple double click. Now, use caution with this, because it can open up security issues. But if you know you are safe (are you ever really safe?) you can set this feature.
To set this up open up Nautilus to the directory that will house the script and then right-click the script and select Properties. In this new window click on the Permission tab and then check the box for Execute. Close the Properties window and then, back in Nautilus, double click that script and see what happens…it should execute.
Double your copy/paste pleasure
Yes you Read it right. It will be to your surprise that Linux allows you to copy 2 different segments of the text at the same time. This is because Linux have a primary and secondary buffer for copy/paste. You can highlight section A with the left mouse button drag/highlight method and then copy section B with the standard <Ctrl>c method. Now you two different pieces of text to paste – one with the middle mouse button and the other with <Ctrl>v!
Do try them Its fun using them :))
