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How to make terminal ask for password every time you type sudo command
when you type sudo command for the first time in a terminal it will ask you the sudo password.This password will be remembered by that terminal for 15…
Check your unread messages in Gmail, from terminal
Using the following command, you can check your unread messages in gmail, from terminal:$ curl -u username --silent "https://mail.google.com/mail/feed/atom" | perl -ne 'print "\t" if //; print "$2\n"…
Search Google.com from the Linux command line
You can search Google.com from the Linux command line without using a command line web browser like lynx or Elinks.All u need is the curl and html2text packages…
Keyboard shortcuts that you can use within terminal
You can use keyboard shortcuts and other command line tricks to make entering commands easier and faster. You might already know about the ‘tab’ key which completes partial…
Aptitude: a terminal-based package manager
Aptitude is a terminal-based package manager that can be used instead of apt-get. Aptitude marks packages that are automatically installed and removes them when no packages depend on…
Howto: disable beep sound in Terminal mode
Some of you may be annoyed with the beep sound in terminal.If you want to get rid of that just follow these steps:Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal Terminal…
Irssi 0.8.13 released: IRC from console (terminal)
Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports SILC and ICB protocols via plugins.Greatest featuresYou might be wondering what makes Irssi such an…
Create launcher for applications operating through the terminal
Here we have created a launcher for applications, operating through the terminal, this may disadvantage those who wish to launch or create links to these applications.To do this…
Assign a Hotkey to Open a Terminal Window in Ubuntu
Since we spend so much time at the command line in Ubuntu, it sometimes makes it simpler to launch a new terminal window with a shortcut key. Ubuntu…