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VIM: Jump Back To Previous or Last Cursor Position

last updated April 14, 2013 in Linux, UNIX, Vim

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?

RHEL / Centos 6: Install Nginx Using Yum Command

last updated May 3, 2017 in CentOS, Linux, Nginx, RedHat and Friends

How can I install Nginx web server On CentOS Linux 6 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 using yum command?

Ubuntu: Mount The Drive From Command Line

last updated April 23, 2011 in Ubuntu Linux

I‘m new to Ubuntu Linux. How do I mount the hard disk drive from command line?

How To Use UUID To Mount Partitions / Volumes Under Ubuntu Linux

last updated September 27, 2008 in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Fedora Linux, File system, Hardware, Linux, Networking, Storage, Suse, Troubleshooting, Ubuntu Linux

Q. Can you explain UUID concept related to Linux ext3 partitions and storage devices? How do I update /etc/fstab using UUID under Ubuntu Linux or any other Linux distro?

Setting Up a CentOS / Red Hat Linux DHCP Client

last updated March 15, 2008 in CentOS, Networking, RedHat and Friends

Q. How do I setup my Red Hat / CentOS / Fedora Linux system to get IP address and other information via a DHCP server for eth0 interface?
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