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A Linux commandline thingy which outputs a textfile. It’s most frequently used to push a file through a pipe so that another program can act on it.
Linux software
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Software > Linux tools >
(on Wikipedia)
https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/
- There is also
egrepandpgrep. -
ack replaces it.
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/
A terminal multiplexer
I use it only in fairly dire circumstances, usually when at the TTY console. It’s essential in that circumstance, even if it’s only to lock the console screen (with ^a^x)
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aka GNU Screen
(on Wikipedia)
Software >
A file can be “summarized” into a short string. That string can be compared with the file again to determine if it’s the same file. This is often used when downloading a file to check it after the fact. This sort of thing is built into compression software, but using md5sum is way faster/easier because it doesn’t need to put the file in a container and uncompress it to use it.
There are various other programs which do similar things, like sha256sum. These all come with almost all Linux distributions.
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Software > Scripting Languages >
(on Wikipedia)
https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/
A ubiquitous shell. The default for almost all Linux distributions.
Random notes on this software.
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Software > Linux tools >
(on Wikipedia)
https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/
Generally used to do search/replace on strings, but also in text files.
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DOSEMU >
https://dosemu.sourceforge.net/ or thereabouts
The DOS-style font for X, taken from DOSEMU.
vga.pcf
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See also 9×15 versus DOSEMU’s vga font
