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xargs command
How do I find out all empty files and directories under Linux / Apple OS X / BSD / Unix like operating systems and delete them in a single pass?
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What does it mean for a file to be “setuid?” How do keep track of all setuid enabled file?
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How do I find out all world writable directories have sticky bits set under CentOS Linux server?
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I am trying to use xargs command using shell pipes and not able to understand how to control and use command line arguments. For example I’d like to find out all *.c file located in 100s of sub-directories and move them to another directory called ~/old.src. How do I use command line args with xargs to achieve the same?
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While using mv or rm command I get command line length error (Argument list too long error). How do I find out current running shell command line length limitations? How do I overcomes these limitations while writing UNIX / BSD / Linux shell utilities?
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How do I recursively search all text files for a string such as foo under UNIX / Linux / *BSD / Mac OS X shell prompt?
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