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Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without

From Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without
Date 2025-08-14 00:45 +0100
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On 2025-08-13, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

> Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:
>
>> <https://www.zdnet.com/article/im-a-linux-expert-and-here-are-6-commands-i-cant-live-without/>
>>
>> What’s an obvious omission from his list? To me, it’s the “find”
>> command. I have millions of files on my main machine (quite literally,
>> I would say), and it is the most convenient and powerful way of
>> finding something I might have worked on years ago, and mostly
>> forgotten about since then.
>>
>> (Which is a lot of things.)
>
> I use the cdb command from the cdargs package alla time.
>
> And a lotta other command-line commands mapped to keystrokes.
>
> But enough about me.

(Didn't we have a similar thread a few months ago?
Possibly based on [1]?)

Anyway, here go a few:

- emacs (but this one is going to be quite subjective)

- tar from BSD (I still haven't memorized the syntax for all the non-tar
  utilities)

- ed and sed

- units (especially useful when someone or some source mentions tempF
  temperature values, I'm still only acquainted with tempC)

[1] https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-fun-linux-commands-you-should-try-at-least-once/

-- 
Nuno Silva

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I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-13 01:16 +0000
  Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-13 02:40 +0000
    Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-08-13 08:57 -0400
    Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Jason H <jason_hindle@yahoo.com> - 2025-08-14 21:05 +0000
      Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-15 08:37 +0000
        Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-08-15 08:13 -0700
          Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-08-15 18:26 +0000
            Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-15 22:37 +0000
              Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-08-16 00:43 +0000
                Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-16 02:10 +0000
  Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-08-13 08:53 -0400
    Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-14 00:45 +0100
      Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-14 01:09 +0000
  Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without jayjwa <jayjwa@atr2.ath.cx.invalid> - 2025-08-13 11:01 -0400
    Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-13 17:16 +0200
      Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-08-16 08:27 +0000
        Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-16 08:32 +0000
    Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-13 17:31 +0100
      Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-13 21:30 +0000
    Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Allodoxaphobia <trepidation@example.net> - 2025-08-13 19:48 +0000
    Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-13 20:10 +0000
  Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-08-13 19:34 +0000
    Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-13 21:31 +0000
      Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-13 23:40 +0200
        Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-13 23:42 +0000
          Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-14 01:08 +0000
          Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-14 10:51 +0200
            Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-14 08:53 +0000
        Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-08-14 01:30 +0000
    Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-14 01:05 +0000
    Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Rene Kita <mail@rkta.de> - 2025-08-15 04:55 +0000
      Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-15 05:38 +0000
    Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-08-16 08:33 +0000
      Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-08-16 18:28 +0000
        Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-08-16 19:05 +0000
          Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-16 21:08 +0100
          Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-08-16 20:38 +0000
            Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-17 00:38 +0000
        Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-16 22:27 +0100
          Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-17 00:44 +0000
  Re: I?m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can?t Live Without John McCue <jmclnx@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-08-13 21:05 +0000
  Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2025-08-14 14:50 +0300
    Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-14 22:45 +0000
      Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-08-16 00:20 +0000
        Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-16 02:07 +0000
        Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-16 09:47 +0000
          Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-08-16 17:04 +0000
            Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-17 00:45 +0000
  Re: I’m A Linux Expert, And Here Are 6 Commands I Can’t Live Without Jason H <jason_hindle@yahoo.com> - 2025-08-14 21:07 +0000

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