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List only directories, one per line

Command to logout all the users in one command

Find usb device in realtime
Using this command you can track a moment when usb device was attached.

Create Bash script to change modification time of files
Create a bash script to change the modification time for each file in 'files.txt' such that they are in the same order as in 'files.txt' File name for bash script specified by variable, 'scriptName'. It is made an executable once writing into it has been completed.

Restore a local drive from the image on remote host via ssh

Use tagged vlans
Great for sysadmins! Don't forget to pass the vlan to your port in a manageable switch. After vconfig, you should use $sudo ifconfig eth0.[VID] up Now the interface is up, you can use dhclient or ifconfig again to get an ip address.

Find usb device
I often use it to find recently added ou removed device, or using find in /dev, or anything similar. Just run the command, plug the device, and wait to see him and only him

Delete files older than..
This command will delete files i a given path (/dir_name) , which older than given time in days (-mtime +5 will delete files older than five days.

Make a file not writable / immutable by root
http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2005/11/make-your-files-immutable-which-even.html

Check if a string is into a variable
Returns true (0) if the string is into $var, or false (1) if not.


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