Commands matching bind (63)

  • List all bash shortcuts

    This command shows the various shortcuts that can be use in bash, including Ctrl+L, Ctrl+R, etc... You can translate "\C-y" to Ctrl+y, for example. Show Sample Output


    43
    bind -P
    ricardofunke · 2012-05-28 18:51:59 16
  • Find files that have been modified on your system in the past 60 minutes

    Useful mainly for debugging or troubleshooting an application or system, such as X11, Apache, Bind, DHCP and others. Another useful switch that can be combined with -mmin, -mtime and so forth is -daystart. For example, to find files that were modified in the /etc directory only yesterday: sudo find /etc -daystart -mtime 1 -type f


    34
    sudo find / -mmin 60 -type f
    atoponce · 2009-03-01 23:03:31 17
  • Bind a key with a command

    the -x option is for binding to a shell command


    27
    bind -x '"\C-l":ls -l'
    roalddevries · 2010-12-25 22:55:33 8
  • Bind a key with a command

    Now type Ctrl-l and it will list all files


    23
    bind '"\C-l":"ls -l\n"'
    strzel_a · 2010-11-19 09:14:16 13
  • Create a system overview dashboard on F12 key

    Command binds a set of commands to the F12 key. Feel free to alter the dashboard according to your own needs. How to find the key codes? Type read Then press the desired key (example: F5) ^[[15~ Try bind '"\e[15~"':"\"ssh su@ip-address\C-m""" or bind '"\e[16~"':"\"apachectl -k restart\C-m""" Show Sample Output


    18
    bind '"\e[24~"':"\"ps -elF;df -h;free -mt;netstat -lnpt;who -a\C-m"""
    Neo23x0 · 2009-06-21 23:57:20 81
  • Redirect STDIN

    Several times, I find myself hitting my up arrow, and changing the search term. Unfortunately, I find myself wasting too much time typing: grep kernel /var/log/messages Redirecting STDIN allows me to put the search term at the end so I less cursor movement to change what I'm searching for: < /var/log/messages grep kernel If you're using the emacs keyboard binding, then after you press your up arrow, press CTRL+w to erase the word. If this has already been submitted, I couldn't find it with the search utility.


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    < /path/to/file.txt grep foo
    atoponce · 2009-03-29 02:43:40 16
  • ssh to machine behind shared NAT

    Useful to get network access to a machine behind shared IP NAT. Assumes you have an accessible jump host and physical console or drac/ilo/lom etc access to run the command. Run the command on the host behind NAT then ssh connect to your jump host on port 2222. That connection to the jump host will be forwarded to the hidden machine. Note: Some older versions of ssh do not acknowledge the bind address (0.0.0.0 in the example) and will only listen on the loopback address.


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    ssh -NR 0.0.0.0:2222:127.0.0.1:22 user@jump.host.com
    mweed · 2011-03-01 23:49:28 7
  • Make redirects to localhost via /etc/hosts more interesting

    Normally when a site is blocked through /etc/hosts, traffic is just being redirected to a non-existent server that isn't going to respond. This helps get your point across a little more clearly than a browser timeout. Of course you could use any number of codes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTTP_status_codes Obviously, this command can be added to init-rc.d, and more sophisticated responses can be given. Seems noteworthy to mention that the information sent from the browser can be parsed using the bash READ builtin (such as 'while read -t 1 statement; do parsing'), and the connection stays open until the script exits. Take care that you must use EXEC:'bash -c foo.sh', as 'execvp' (socat's method for executing scripts) invokes 'sh', not 'bash'. Show Sample Output


    9
    sudo socat TCP4-LISTEN:80,bind=127.0.0.1,fork EXEC:'echo "HTTP/1.1 503 Service Unavailable";'
    adelie42 · 2011-05-02 19:31:56 6
  • find previously entered commands (requires configuring .inputrc)

    [Click the "show sample output" link to see how to use this keystroke.]   Meta-p is one of my all time most used and most loved features of working at the command line. It's also one that surprisingly few people know about. To use it with bash (actually in any readline application), you'll need to add a couple lines to your .inputrc then have bash reread the .inputrc using the bind command:   echo '"\en": history-search-forward' >> ~/.inputrc   echo '"\ep": history-search-backward' >> ~/.inputrc   bind -f ~/.inputrc     I first learned about this feature in tcsh. When I switched over to bash about fifteen years ago, I had assumed I'd prefer ^R to search in reverse. Intuitively ^R seemed better since you could search for an argument instead of a command. I think that, like using a microkernel for the Hurd, it sounded so obviously right fifteen years ago, but that was only because the older way had benefits we hadn't known about.     I think many of you who use the command line as much as I do know that we can just be thinking about what results we want and our fingers will start typing the commands needed. I assume it's some sort of parallel processing going on with the linguistic part of the brain. Unfortunately, that parallelism doesn't seem to work (at least for me) with searching the history. I realize I can save myself typing using the history shortly after my fingers have already started "speaking". But, when I hit ^R in Bash, everything I've already typed gets ignored and I have to stop and think again about what I was doing. It's a small bump in the road but it can be annoying, especially for long-time command line users. Usually M-p is exactly what I need to save myself time and trouble.     If you use the command line a lot, please give Meta-p a try. You may be surprised how it frees your brain to process more smoothly in parallel. (Or maybe it won't. Post here and let me know either way. ☺) Show Sample Output


    9
    <Meta-p> (aka <ALT+P>)
    hackerb9 · 2013-09-10 17:13:02 10
  • Determine what version of bind is running on a dns server.

    Due to the recent dynamic update vulnerability with bind, I was forced to dig a little deeper into dig... Show Sample Output


    8
    dig -t txt -c chaos VERSION.BIND @<dns.server.com>
    din7 · 2009-07-30 18:38:39 10
  • create shortcut keys in bash


    8
    bind -x '"\C-p"':pwd
    ncaio · 2011-02-02 18:14:58 6
  • Use xdg-open to avoid hard coding browser commands

    I rarely use the system menu to start applications. I use keyboard shortcuts instead. Keyboard shortcuts are convenient time savers. To configure the shortcuts I use gconf-editor or CompizConfig Settings Manager (if I have Compiz turned on). Lately I've been using Chromium as my browser. Since Chromium is under heavy development it occasionally becomes unusable and I have to switch back to Firefox. I was hard-coding the browser command in my keyboard shortcuts. This became problematic with frequent browser hopping. I now use the xdg-open command when defining my keyboard shortcuts. xdg-open opens a file or URL in the user's preferred application. In the metacity keybinging_commands I have xdg-open http://gmail.com where I used to have firefox http://gmail.com. Now when switching browsers I don't have to update each keyboard binding command I just change my default browser in Ubuntu by clicking through the menu: System / Preferences / Preferred Applications / Web Browser. xdg-open is more convenient for this browser hopper.


    8
    xdg-open http://gmail.com
    PLA · 2009-07-11 11:48:32 10
  • Display all readline binding that use CTRL

    Useful for getting to know the available keyboard shortcuts. Show Sample Output


    6
    bind -p | grep -F "\C"
    root · 2009-02-03 16:22:14 57
  • Getting Screen's Copy Buffer Into X's Copy Buffer (on Linux)

    This command will let you just type c-a b (which means press 'ctrl' then 'a' then 'b'), and screen will save your copy buffer to /tmp/screen-exchange, and then execute xsel to copy the contents of that file into the system's X clipboard. 1. Install Conrad Parker's xsel from http://www.vergenet.net/~conrad/software/xsel/ 2. Add these lines to your .screenrc # Add cool line to make copying to x clipboard possible. # This binds C-a b to copy screen's copy buffer to the system clipboard. bind b eval writebuf 'exec /bin/sh -c "xsel -i -b < /tmp/screen-exchange"' 'exec /bin/sh -c "killall xsel"' 3. Restart screen. 4. Test it by typing c-a [ to enter copy mode. 5. Select some text using vi movement keys (h, j, k, l, etc...) and starting your selection by hitting the space bar, moving with vi movement keys, and then ending your selection with the space bar. 6. Type C-a b, and screen will use xsel to copy your screen copy buffer to the system's X clipboard buffer. 7. Then you can paste the screen copy buffer into any X program. Note: If you're using Mac OSX, you can use pbcopy instead of xsel. Also Note: The second exec in the .screenrc file, which runs killall on xsel, is necessary, because even when you redirect a file to xsel, xsel waits for you to press ctrl-c to kill it, and have it stop waiting for more input. Since xsel forces screen to wait, and I don't want to press ctrl-c, I send the equivalent of ctrl-c with killall causing xsel to write /tmp/screen-exchange to the X clipboard, and then exit. It's a hack, but it works. If you know how to get this to work without a lame hack leave a comment explaining how. Show Sample Output


    5
    Type "c-a b" in gnu screen after updating your .screenrc (See Description below).
    deeelwy · 2009-05-23 02:10:12 11
  • List docker volumes by container


    5
    docker ps -a --format '{{ .ID }}' | xargs -I {} docker inspect -f '{{ .Name }}{{ printf "\n" }}{{ range .Mounts }}{{ printf "\n\t" }}{{ .Type }} {{ if eq .Type "bind" }}{{ .Source }}{{ end }}{{ .Name }} => {{ .Destination }}{{ end }}{{ printf "\n" }}' {}
    expelledboy · 2018-10-31 18:20:26 504
  • use vi key bindings at the command line


    5
    set -o vi
    nottings · 2009-02-19 18:40:44 5
  • Mount directories in different locations

    Like symlinked directories, you can mount a directory at a different location. For example mounting a directory from one location in to the http root without having to make your program follow symlinks or change permissions when reading.


    4
    mount --bind /old/directory/path /new/directory/path
    dryicerx · 2009-04-19 01:44:59 8
  • ignore hidden directory in bash completion (e.g. .svn)

    add it in ~/.bashrc install bash-completion


    4
    bind 'set match-hidden-files off'
    freestyler · 2009-07-09 10:05:13 6
  • give a binary the ability to open ports below 1024 as non root user

    Binding a server to privileged port on Linux w/o running as root This is applicable to any service using privileged ports (< 1024), for instance to run a HTTP server on port 80 or a LDAP directory server on port 389 for example. Show Sample Output


    4
    sudo setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+eip /usr/bin/python2.7
    emphazer · 2018-09-04 17:30:47 318
  • shell function to make gnu info act like man.

    I use this alias in my bashrc. The --vi-keys option makes info use vi-like and less-like key bindings.


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    alias info='info --vi-keys'
    eightmillion · 2010-02-16 16:35:17 4
  • SSH tunneling self-connection

    - port 8080 on localhost will be a SOCKSv5 proxy - at localhost:localport1 you will be connected to the external source server1:remoteport1 and at bind_address2:localport2 to server2:remoteport2 - you will be using only IPv4 and arcfour/blowfish-cbc, in order to speed up the tunnel - if you lose the connection, autossh will resume it at soon as possible - the tunnel is here a background process, wiithout any terminal window open


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    autossh -M 0 -p 22 -C4c arcfour,blowfish-cbc -NfD 8080 -2 -L localport1:server1:remoteport1 -L bind_address2:localport2:server2:remoteport2 user@sshserver
    dddddsadasdasd · 2010-11-13 23:49:09 4
  • Mount important virtual system directories under chroot'ed directory

    The command is useful when, e.g., booting an existing system with a rescue or installation CD where you need to chroot into the hard-disk and be able to do stuff which accesses kernel info (e.g. when installing Ubuntu desktop with LVM2 you need to mount and chroot the hard disk from a shell window in order to install packages and run initramfs inside chroot). The command assumes that /mnt/xxx is where the chroot'ed environment's root file system on the hard disk is mounted.


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    for i in sys dev proc; do sudo mount --bind /$i /mnt/xxx/$i; done
    amosshapira · 2009-04-20 16:52:14 14
  • List all TCP opened ports on localhost in LISTEN mode

    Alternative of OJM snippet : This one show the IP too, where ports bind. It's very important, because if there's only 127.0.0.1 instead of 0.0.0.0, connections from internet are rejected.


    3
    netstat -nptl
    sputnick · 2009-12-11 10:23:43 4
  • Direct auto-complete in bash

    Direct auto-complete in bash


    2
    bind '"\t":menu-complete'
    strzel_a · 2010-11-30 13:41:18 5
  • chroot, bind mount without root privilege/setup

    PRoot is a user-space implementation of chroot, mount --bind, and binfmt_misc. This means that users don't need any privileges or setup to do things like using an arbitrary directory as the new root filesystem, making files accessible somewhere else in the filesystem hierarchy, or executing programs built for another CPU architecture transparently through QEMU user-mode. Also, developers can use PRoot as a generic Linux process instrumentation engine thanks to its extension mechanism, see CARE for an example. Technically PRoot relies on ptrace, an unprivileged system-call available in every Linux kernel. https://github.com/cedric-vincent/PRoot Show Sample Output


    2
    proot -r /media/user/ubuntu12.10/ cat /etc/motd
    totti · 2014-01-21 07:50:22 15
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