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apropos network |more
2009-09-25 15:05:33
User: shaiss
Functions: apropos
Tags: Network , tools , apropos
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List Network Tools in Linux

Get all the networking related commands for your distro

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grep -lir "sometext" * > sometext_found_in.log
2009-08-31 23:48:45
User: shaiss
Functions: grep
Tags: find text
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find files containing text

I find this format easier to read if your going through lots of files. This way you can open the file in any editor and easily review the file

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ls -laR > /path/to/filelist
2009-08-12 17:53:40
User: shaiss
Functions: ls
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Output all Files in Directory w/ Details to Filelist

Ever need to output an entire directory and subdirectory contents to a file? This is a simple one liner but it does the trick every time. Omit -la and use only -R for just the names

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