How do I check if a directory exists in a shell script under Linux or Unix like operating systems?
Writing shell scripts in vim I usually go search for functions or something. Copy lines and then go back to where I was and modify the code. However, I need to manually navigate way back to the previous / last position. How can I automatically go back to where I was when I started my search operation under vim?
I need to parse the following text file:
# example.net config
user = www30021
group = ftp30020
uid = 30021
gid = 30020
tmp_path = /netapp42/shared/www/images/host.example.com/tmp.bin
tmp_perms = defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec
jail = on
location = /jails/apache/h/host.example.com/
sftp = on
ftps = off
php-cgi = on
perl-cgi = off
I need to find out value for each field and remove any blank spaces / white spaces from the field. How do I solve this problem using awk under Linux or Unix like operating systems?
I am the small business owner and runs my own web-site. I have noticed increased cracking activity against by blog. What’s the best way to block WordPress URLs such as example.com/blog/wp-login.php and example.com/blog/wp-admin/ in the nginx web-server?
I am in the process of setting Apache and PHP for my small business server. I’m not utilizing file upload functionality in any of my PHP scripts. How do I disallow uploading files under CentOS or Ubuntu Linux based LAMP server?
How do I use rsync command to sync files to a remote host called web-42.vps running VSFTPD ftp server? Can you give me rsync ftp example for Unix like operating systems?
I am working on a shell script. I need to find out the current working directory. How do I get the current working directory under Bash or Ksh shell running on Linux or Unix like operating systems?
