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Terminal - Commands using sudo - 421 results
sudo hdparm -Tt /dev/sda
2009-02-19 16:28:32
User: kmac
Functions: hdparm sudo
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Benchmark a hard drive
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apt-get () { [ "$1" = source ] && (command apt-get "$@";true) || sudo apt-get "$@" }
2009-02-19 04:17:24
User: mulad
Functions: apt command sudo
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apt-get via sudo

An apt-get wrapper function which will run the command via sudo, but will run it normally if you're only downloading source files.

This was a bit of an excuse to show off the framework of

cmd && echo true || echo false

...but as you can see, you must be careful about what is in the "true" block to make sure it executes without error, otherwise the "false" block will be executed.

To allow the apt-get return code to pass through, you need to use a more normal if/else block:

apt-get () { if [ "$1" = source ]; then command apt-get "$@"; else sudo apt-get "$@"; fi }
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sudo dmidecode | grep Serial\ Number | head -n1
2009-02-18 14:54:28
User: nlinux
Functions: grep head sudo
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Get Dell Service Tag Number from a Dell Machine

This will give you the Dell Service tag number associated with your machine. Incredibly useful when you need that number for tech support or downloads.

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sudo -l
2009-02-18 14:17:39
User: raphink
Functions: sudo
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List your sudo rights

List the commands you have the right to use with sudo.

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sudo su
2009-02-18 14:03:27
User: Vulpine
Functions: sudo
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Start a new shell as root

Opens a new shell as root. Useful if you want to run a lot of commands as superuser without needing to sudo each of them.

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echo "foo bar" | sudo tee -a /path/to/some/file
2009-02-18 13:54:25
User: raphink
Functions: echo sudo tee
Tags: Text Processing tee
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Add a line to a file using sudo

This is the solution to the common mistake made by sudo newbies, since

sudo echo "foo bar" >> /path/to/some/file

does NOT add to the file as root.

Alternatively,

sudo echo "foo bar" > /path/to/some/file

should be replaced by

echo "foo bar" | sudo tee /path/to/some/file

And you can add a >/dev/null in the end if you're not interested in the tee stdout :

echo "foo bar" | sudo tee -a /path/to/some/file >/dev/null
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sudo find / -user root -perm -4000 -print
2009-02-17 18:48:21
User: unixmonkey1055
Functions: find sudo
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Find files with root setuids settings
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sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
2009-02-16 07:30:54
User: StephSD3
Functions: sudo
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restart network manager

when I turn on my wifi, I always have to put in this command in order to make my laptop notice the wifi.

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get autoclean && sudo apt-get autoremove
2009-02-16 04:21:07
User: Skyrell
Functions: sudo
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Does a full update and cleaning in one line
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sudo dmidecode | more
2009-02-16 03:32:30
User: oreo
Functions: sudo
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print indepth hardware info

wanna know something about your hardware? how about EVERYTHING?? then this should do ya well

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sudo alsa force-reload
2009-02-16 03:30:13
User: oreo
Functions: sudo
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reloads sound when it stop playing

if you lose your sound, this will restart alsa and you will get your sound back

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sudo dpkg --purge `dpkg -l | awk '/^r/{print $2}'`
2009-02-16 02:18:02
User: elleryq
Functions: awk sudo
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purge all packages marked with 'rc'

After you install/remove lots of packages, there are many packages marked with 'rc'. This script help you to purge these packages, it will save some spaces from your disk.

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sudo aptitude -y install iasl && sudo cat /sys/firmware/acpi/tables/DSDT > dsdt.dat && iasl -d dsdt.dat
2009-02-15 23:13:50
User: brettalton
Functions: cat install sudo
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View your motherboard's ACPI tables (in Debian & Ubuntu)

In July 2008, there was an uproar over Foxconn motherboards feeding Linux installs incorrect ACPI information (http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=869249).

Foxconn has gladly corrected their mistake, but make sure it's not happening on your motherboard!

After running the command, just view the 'dsdt.dsl' in any editor you like.

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sudo apt-get install preload
2009-02-13 19:34:57
User: danfernbanck
Functions: install sudo
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Prefetch like apple devices

this application monitors the apps you use most often and load them into memory with their libraries and other dependencies.

So now, when you launch Firefox or Thunderbird or OpenOffice, the display is immediate as on Mac.

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sudo date mmddhhxxyyyy
2009-02-10 08:26:12
User: unixmonkey529
Functions: date sudo
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set the time of system
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sudo date -s "26 OCT 2008 19:30:00"
2009-02-09 20:26:30
User: cinan
Functions: date sudo
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Set date and time
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sudo dd if=/dev/mem | cat | strings
2009-02-09 18:29:33
User: logik
Functions: cat dd sudo
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A fun thing to do with ram is actually open it up and take a peek. This command will show you all the string (plain text) values in ram
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sudo echo 1 > /proc/acpi/asus/camera
2009-02-07 21:57:01
User: orie
Functions: echo sudo
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Switch on eeepc camera

In some applications on eeepc xandros 7, default OS, video ccamera is not available untill you enter this command

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sudo -u username bash
2009-02-06 00:52:18
User: troelskn
Functions: sudo
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Switch to a user with "nologin" shell

You need sudo privileges for this command.

Replace username with actual username.

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sudo netstat -punta
2009-02-05 22:30:24
User: zgomot
Functions: netstat sudo
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List open sockets protocol/address/port/state/PID/program name
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sudo lsof | awk '{printf("%s %s %s\n", $1, $3, $NF)}' | grep -v "(" | sort -k 4 | gawk '$NF==prv{ct++;next} {printf("%d %s\n",ct,$0);ct=1;prv=$NF}' | uniq | sort -nr
2009-02-05 14:18:57
User: bpfx
Functions: awk gawk grep sort sudo uniq
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To find the count of each open file on a system (that supports losf)
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