To kill the outer loop I usually add a sleep command and press CTRL-C some more times: while :; do LONGTIME_COMMAND; sleep 1; done. Please notice: the colon behind while is interpreded as …

I have a program which produces useful information on stdout but also reads from stdin. I want to redirect its standard output to a file without providing anything on standard input. So far, so goo...

Aug 7, 2011 · I encountered the following in /var/log/syslog on Ubuntu 14.04. Mar 24 09:41:19 ripple pulseaudio[4838]: [autospawn] core-util.c: Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/112/pulse): No …

Apr 9, 2021 · Also, in while [ true ], the test checks if true is a non-empty string. It obviously is, so this does work in giving an endless loop. But [ false ] would also be always true, so a test like that is …

How would you compare these editors? What are the pros and cons of each? [note] This is not meant to be answered by those who "hate one and love another" or those who haven't used both.

Jun 18, 2023 · I want to completely disable the output of any messages on the screen when the system boots. nomodeset, quiet - don't work properly for me. Error messages still ...

Mar 22, 2021 · Decryption works. The problem is error message only "Can't check signature: No public key". How to get rid of it?

Jan 27, 2015 · I'm using git. I did a normal merge, but it keeps asking this: # Please enter a commit message to explain why this merge is necessary, # especially if it merges an updated upstream into …

I am pinging a remote IP. I know very little about the Ping command. When I ping the IP, it keeps going and going... I am not using the -t option. Me$ ping 137.30.124.104 PING 137.30.124.104 (137....

FYI BSD solved this decades ago. Scroll lock will pause any scrolling buffer in any terminal or screen. Where is this in linux!!!!!