A simple way to rename files and folders is with the mv command (shortened from “move”). Its primary purpose is moving files and folders, but it can also rename them since the act of …

Jun 23, 2015 · I have Ubuntu on my machine and I am running awesome window manager on top of it. How do I check which terminal I am running? Is there a command for it?

Aug 21, 2018 · When I make some changes to the shell/bash behavior, such as setting up an alias, is there a quick command to reinitialize the terminal window instead of closing and …

Oct 5, 2020 · I need a command to list all users as well as commands to add, delete and modify users from terminal - any commands that could help in administrating user accounts easily by …

Is there a simple command to display the total aggregate size (disk usage) of all files in a directory (folder)? I have tried these, and they don't do what I want: ls -l, which only displays the s...

Aug 8, 2011 · I have got the directory /home/user/oldname and I want to rename it to /home/user/newname. How can I do this in a terminal?

37 I am looking to release and renew my IP address in OS X 10.4 (Tiger) using Terminal. Essentially, I need the OS X equivalent of Windows': C:\\> ipconfig /release C:\\> ipconfig …

I have been using the command: reset to clear my terminal. Although I am pretty sure this is not what I should be doing. Reset, as the name suggests, resets your entire terminal (changes lots …

Jun 28, 2018 · I came across a command just now given below - $ echo 'eval "$(jenv init -)"' >> ~/.bash_profile From what i can guess, it is probably used for committing the changes in …

Jan 19, 2023 · I'm using Windows 10 and just downloaded and installed the latest version of Windows Terminal. I would like to use a bash shell within the terminal but when I open the …