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DistroTube (DT) is a YouTube channel started by me, Derek Taylor (also DT), in October 2017, where I initially focused on Linux distribution installations and reviews.
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Vidman - A Program To View Video Man Pages (opens the original)
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Introducing the 'vidman' program which allows to view my "Video Man Pages' as well as read the documentation from the videos. REFERENCED: ► https://gitlab.com/dwt1/vidman WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL? 💰 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/distrotube 💳 Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MW3ZFGS8Q9JGW 🛍️ Amazon: https://amzn.to/2RotFFi 👕 Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/distrotube DT ON THE WEB: 🕸️ Website: http://distro.tube 📁 GitLab: https://gitlab.com/dwt1 🗨️ Mastodon: h
'nl' - number lines of files - Video Man Pages (opens the original)
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The 'nl' command adds line numbers to files or to terminal output. + Number non-blank lines in a file: nl path/to/file + Number non-blank lines in ouptut from stdin: command | nl ex: seq 10 | nl + Number [a]ll [b]ody lines including blank lines or do [n]ot number body lines: nl -b a path/to/file + Do [n]ot number [b]ody lines (essentially this suppresses the line numbers): nl -b n path/to/file NOTE The above command is not that different than 'cat' or 'less' except that 'nl -b n' does reserve sp
Don't Let Linux Become Like This! (opens the original)
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Politics infects everything...including Linux. Don't let this happen! WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL? 💰 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/distrotube 💳 Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MW3ZFGS8Q9JGW 🛍️ Amazon: https://amzn.to/2RotFFi 👕 Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/distrotube DT ON THE WEB: 🕸️ Website: http://distro.tube 📁 GitLab: https://gitlab.com/dwt1 🗨️ Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@distrotube 👫 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/DistroTube/ 📽️ Odysee: https://od
'yes' - output a string repeatedly - Video Man Pages (opens the original)
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The 'yes' command outputs a string repeatedly until killed. + Output 'y' repeatedly until killed (Ctrl-C to kill): yes + Output a specified string repeatedly: yes string + Accept every 'y/n' question that is prompted by a command: yes | sudo pacman -Syu -OR- yes | rm -i file1 file2 file3 NOTE Blindly answsering 'y' to every prompt could be dangerous so use with caution. + Output a newline repeatedly, which is useful to automate installations or scripts that repeatedly ask for "ENTER": yes '' REF
'basename' - strip directory from filenames - Video Man Pages (opens the original)
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The 'basename' command strips directories and suffixes from filenames. + Print only the file name from a path: basename path/to/file + Print only the final directory name from a path: basename path/to/directory + Print only the file name from a path without the its suffix: basename path/to/file suffix REFERENCED: ► https://gitlab.com/dwt1/vidman - Video Man Pages WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL? 💰 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/distrotube 💳 Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=M
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