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How to enable colorized output for the ls command in Mac OS X Terminal

January 19, 2016January 19, 2016in BASH Shell, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, UNIX last updated January 19, 2016

I am new to Apple OS X. How do I enable colorized output for my ls command on Apple Mac OS X just like the ones that shown on my Ubuntu Linux server? How do I configure Mac OS X Terminal app to have color ls output?

CentOS Install Java SDK using yum Command

March 9, 2014March 9, 2014in CentOS, Package Management, RedHat and Friends last updated March 9, 2014

How do I install JDK runtime environment on a CentOS Linux version 6.x using yum command?

OpenSSH Config File Examples

October 4, 2013September 28, 2016in BASH Shell, FreeBSD, Linux, Openbsd, UNIX last updated September 28, 2016

How do I create and setup an OpenSSH config file to create shortcuts for servers I frequently access under Linux or Unix desktop operating systems?

Linux / Unix Shell: Set Default Printer

January 29, 2012January 29, 2012in UNIX last updated January 29, 2012

How do I set default printer in my Bash shell under CentOS Linux or FreeBSD unix desktop operating systems?

Explains: echo Command (echo $”string”) Double-quoted String Preceded By a Dollar Sign

October 22, 2010December 9, 2010in BASH Shell, Linux last updated December 9, 2010

I noticed that many shell scripts in /etc/init.d/ directory use the following syntax:

echo $“Usage $prog start|stop|reload|restart”

Why a double-quoted string preceded by a dollar sign ($”string”) using the echo command under Linux / UNIX bash scripts?

Clear Shell History In Ubuntu Linux

July 7, 2009August 1, 2013in BASH Shell, Commands, Ubuntu Linux last updated August 1, 2013

How do I clear the shell history in Ubuntu Linux?