Snippet Collections

Search for all `.txt` files within the `/path` directory and its subdirectories using the `find` command. This demonstrates how to locate files with a specific extension in a directory tree.

Search for a file named `foo.txt` (case-insensitive) within the `/path` directory and its subdirectories using the `find` command. This demonstrates how to locate files by name in a specified directory.

Search for a file named `foo.txt` starting from the `/path` directory. This demonstrates using the `find` command to locate files by name.

Search for files with names starting with `f` and ending with `.txt` using the `locate` command. This demonstrates finding files matching a specific pattern.

The `locate` command is used to find files by name, and the `--ignore-case` option makes the search case-insensitive. This snippet demonstrates how to perform a case-insensitive search for files using the `locate` command.

Use the `locate` command to quickly find the file `foo.txt` in the filesystem. This demonstrates how to search for files by name using the `locate` command.

The `updatedb` command updates the database used by the `locate` command to quickly find files on the system. This ensures that the file search results are up-to-date with the current state of the filesystem. This demonstrates updating the file database for efficient file searching.

The `whereis` command is used to locate the binary, source, and manual page files for the `wget` command. This snippet demonstrates how to find the location of the `wget` executable and related files.

The `which` command is used to locate the executable file associated with a given command. This snippet checks the location of the `wget` executable in the system's PATH. This demonstrates how to find the path of a command.

The `type` command is used to determine the type of the `wget` command, showing whether it is a built-in, external binary, alias, or function. This snippet demonstrates how to find the location and type of a specific command.

List detailed information about the file `/foo.sh`, including its permissions, ownership, size, and modification date. This demonstrates checking file permissions and details using the `ls -l` command.

Count the number of lines, words, and bytes in the file `foo.txt` using the `wc` command. This demonstrates basic file reading and counting operations.

Display the last 10 lines of the file `foo.txt` using the `tail` command. This demonstrates how to quickly view the end of a file.

Display the first 10 lines of the file `foo.txt` using the `head` command. This demonstrates reading the beginning of a file.

The `less` command is used to view the contents of a file (`foo.txt`) in a paginated manner, allowing for easy navigation through the file. This demonstrates reading and browsing file content interactively.

Display the contents of the file `foo.txt` using the `cat` command. This demonstrates reading and printing the contents of a file in the terminal.

This code uses `rsync` to move the file `/foo.txt` to `/bar.txt` with compression (`-z` or `--compress`) and verbose output (`--verbose`). This demonstrates file transfer with compression and progress feedback.

Move the file `/foo.txt` to the directory `/bar` using `rsync` with compression and verbose output enabled. This demonstrates file transfer with `rsync`.

This code attempts to list the contents of a non-existent directory `noexist` and redirects any error messages to the file `stderror.txt`. This demonstrates handling standard error output separately from standard output.

Create a temporary file or directory using the `mktemp` command. This command generates a unique filename and ensures it does not already exist, providing a safe way to create temporary files. This demonstrates temporary file creation.