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    Learn 10 good *nix habits

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Tailic, Sep 13, 2008.

  1. Tailic

    Tailic Notebook Deity

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    Tailic, Sep 13, 2008
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    Tailic Notebook Deity

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    So I guess that page was a bit over people's heads? Since there hasn't been any replies :p
     
    Tailic, Sep 14, 2008
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    lemur Emperor of Lemurs

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    Or it could be that all of that is well known to some of us.

    Actually, I have an amendment to that list. Yes, people should learn to use find and xargs but they should learn to use the "-print0" argument of find and the "-0" argument of xargs. Most people nowadays are likely to get files with spaces in them. If you don't use those arguments, xargs will fail. I've started using these arguments pretty regularly since file names with non-shell friendly characters (like spaces) are everywhere.
     
    lemur, Sep 14, 2008
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    kodlan Notebook Consultant

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    Interesting.. Thx for the a article.
     
    kodlan, Sep 16, 2008
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    It is a good article, but I think that we've got a pretty good "gulf" of users. Some that are complete newbies that aren't in a position to understand this, and then the others who are well past it ;)
     
    Pitabred, Sep 16, 2008
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