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Linux/UNIX: Move File Starting With A Dash

February 20, 2010February 21, 2010in Commands, UNIX last updated February 21, 2010

In Unix or Linux operating systems, how do I move file(s) starting with a dash (e.g., /home/you/–filename.txt or /home/you/-filename.txt)?

Apple Mac OS X Open And View .chm File

January 28, 2010January 28, 2010in Mac OS X last updated January 28, 2010

I know how to open .chm files under Linux, but how do you open and view .CHM files under Apple Mac OS X?

Monitor ZFS Disk Space Storage Pool File System

January 1, 2009November 1, 2009in Hardware, Monitoring, Solaris-Unix last updated November 1, 2009

How do I find and/or monitor disk space in your ZFS storage pool and file systems under FreeBSD or Solaris / OpenSolaris UNIX operating systems?

Solaris / OpenSolaris Mount Windows Shared (CIFS)

January 1, 2009November 1, 2009in Hardware, Networking, Samba (SMB/CIFS), Solaris-Unix, Storage last updated November 1, 2009

How do I mount a CIFS Windows share under Solaris / OpenSolaris UNIX operating systems?

Cannot ping Linux / UNIX / Windows server by name but can ping by its IP address

October 8, 2007in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, FreeBSD, HP-UX Unix, Linux, Networking, Solaris-Unix, Suse, Troubleshooting, UNIX, Windows last updated October 8, 2007

Q. I have Debian Linux server in remote data center. I can ping server by its IP but not by hostname such as server.domain.com. How do I ping server by hostname?

A. This is client side DNS problem. All you have to do is setup correct DNS server:

=> Linux DNS Client Configuration

=> Solaris DNS Client Configuration

Linux / UNIX: Delete a file

January 27, 2006April 24, 2015in FreeBSD, HP-UX Unix, Linux, Solaris-Unix, UNIX last updated April 24, 2015

How do I delete a file under Linux / UNIX / BSD / AIX / HP-UX operating system using command line options?