Questions tagged [command-line]
This tag is for questions that are about using the command-line interface (CLI), including the use of standard command-line tools and shell commands. However, for questions that are specific to each shell (like Bash, ZSH etc.), use the tag of that particular shell as well.
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Tmux log file seems suspicious
I have switched from a none-dabian distribution to Ubuntu recently, however, I don't come to discover to make my precious Tmux config to work with my current Ubuntu setup, with that there are the a ...
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Where is git-prompt.sh located in Ubuntu 24.04?
I am trying to customize PS1 so it shows the branch I am when I enter a git repository. To do that I use the __git_ps1 function and everything works fine.
My issue is that, according to the ...
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How to set default foreground color in Bash shell?
I found the set default background color code from
@user313992's answer:
On xterm-like terminal emulators:
This sets the background to a light green without having to clear the screen:
printf %b '\e]...
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Why does npm http-server not work on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS except on port 8080
I installed npm using the nvm as shown in the official site.
# installs nvm (Node Version Manager)
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
# download and ...
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Running flatpak Gimp with multiple arguments I get errors
Before installing the flatpak version my command was working (prova.heic and prova.jpg are batch variables):
gimp -c -i -d -b "(dmmConvertHEICtoJPG \"prova.heic\" \"prova.jpg\"...
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Why can my command embedded in a script only able to be executed when typed in the terminal?
I wrote a script to get sequences corresponding to some id's.
# Process each genome ID in array
for id in "${genome_ids[@]}"; do
echo "Processing genome ID: $id"
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Terminal opened in Ubuntu but command prompt does not appear
When I open my terminal in Ubuntu, it opens, but I have no command prompt! I can't write any commands. I tried to reset it, but nothing happened.
The image below shows how the terminal opens and how ...
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When opening a text file through the terminal using `sudo nano`, the text file is empty
I'm trying to resolve an issue with audio stuttering but cannot edit the pulse daemon config (/etc/pulse/daemon.conf) because any attempt to open a text document in the terminal with nano shows up ...
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Can't paste commands into Ubuntu shell command line
I'm very new to Linux and coding in general, and I've been having an issue where I can't seem to properly paste code into my command line.
I can paste by right-clicking, but if the source I'm copying ...
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lmms fails to install on UBUNTU 22.04 ( additional info ) [duplicate]
Some applications will download & install by simple point and click operations, however the program "LMMS" is of the type needing to be installed at the command-line.
My attempt:
sudo ...
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Problem dev files
I have a problem with Ubuntu. From the moment I initialize my PC, the time changes and the connection drops. I have to refresh the time for the connection to come back. I noticed this because when I ...
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apt install ubuntu-desktop is very slow
I'm running "apt install ubuntu-desktop" from server install of 24.04. It downloads everything very quickly, but when setting up packages it becomes very very slow. It takes more that an ...
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installed Ubuntu 22.04 on HP-Pavilion Plus Laptop 14-ew1024nn problem with kernell panic sudo apt --fix-broken and graphics card drivers
I think I have a very complicated problem.
I don't have so much advanced knowledge about linux (Ubuntu 22.04).
I've installed it on HP Pavilion Plus Laptop 14-ew1024nn .
And when I was trying to solve ...
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Why can't crontab bash script access user .local directory?
My cronjob is running. But the bash script that is running does not properly invoke another program. Usually, including a full path resolves this issue. I've included a full path in my bash script but ...
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Can't use sudo anymore since running chmod: sudo: /etc/sudo.conf is world writable [duplicate]
Before I start, I am no Linux expert by any means, I just know the basics and am still at the beginning of my Linux/Server journey.
I messed up, I've used chmod before but now I used it in the root ...
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