How do I auto Logout my shell user in Linux after certain minutes of inactivity?
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Question: I can use less or more pagers to view a file. How do I start an editor (such as vi or other text editor) to edit the current file without leaving the less or more pager?
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I’m behind a squid proxy server. How do I access internet via proxy server when I use wget, lynx and other utilities from a shell prompt?
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Q. I’d like to rebuild a Debian / Ubuntu package called foo with additional option. How do I recompile .deb packages?
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Q. I’m new to Unix / Linux and I’d like to print current values of $PATH variable. How do I read $PATH from a shell prompt?
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Q. We have a few users who frequently forget to log out and I’d like to force them or automatically log out a user in case of inactivity detected. How do I force user to be logged out automatically? A. BASH provides TMOUT variable. It is necessary for security reasons to have an inactive user [...]
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