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How to run editors from the Terminal.
Sublime, Visual Studio Code, Atom and Bluefish examples.
Open from the current directory.
subl . code . atom . bluefish . |
subl . code . atom . bluefish .
Open editor using path and file.
subl /etc/hosts code /etc/hosts atom /etc/hosts bluefish /etc/hosts |
subl /etc/hosts code /etc/hosts atom /etc/hosts bluefish /etc/hosts
Here’s how to format a USB drive on Linux.
Plug in the USB drive to see mount point.
# scan for all drives df -Th Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sdc1 fuseblk 30G 66M 30G 1% /media/ulysses/451B99AF225B48EC |
# scan for all drives df -Th Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sdc1 fuseblk 30G 66M 30G 1% /media/ulysses/451B99AF225B48EC
Unmount USB drive.
umount /dev/sdc1 |
umount /dev/sdc1
Choose a file system type and run the appropriate format command.
# nfts format mkfs.ntfs /dev/sdc1 # vfat format mkfs.vfat /dev/sdc1 # ext4 format mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdc1 |
# nfts format mkfs.ntfs /dev/sdc1 # vfat format mkfs.vfat /dev/sdc1 # ext4 format mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdc1
There are times you just want to print directly from the command line.
# check your printing options lpotions lpinfo -v # what's your default printer lpinfo -p -d # use lp to print lp notes.txt # use -n print multiple copies lp -n 2 notes.txt # check the printer queue lp -q # use the job number to cancel print jobs if needed cancel 123 |
# check your printing options lpotions lpinfo -v # what's your default printer lpinfo -p -d # use lp to print lp notes.txt # use -n print multiple copies lp -n 2 notes.txt # check the printer queue lp -q # use the job number to cancel print jobs if needed cancel 123
I upgraded my desktop to Linux Mint 20 Ulyana over the weekend.
Edit your package repository. Replace tricia with ulyana, and bionic with focal.
vim /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list |
vim /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
Run update first.
apt update -y apt upgrade -y |
apt update -y apt upgrade -y
Perform upgrade to Linux Mint 20. When prompted, choose default.
apt dist-upgrade |
apt dist-upgrade
Reboot.
reboot |
reboot
cat /etc/os-release.
ulysses@penguin:~/Code$ cat /etc/os-release NAME="Linux Mint" VERSION="20 (Ulyana)" ID=linuxmint ID_LIKE=ubuntu PRETTY_NAME="Linux Mint 20" VERSION_ID="20" HOME_URL="https://www.linuxmint.com/" SUPPORT_URL="https://forums.ubuntu.com/" BUG_REPORT_URL="http://linuxmint-troubleshooting-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/" PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.linuxmint.com/" VERSION_CODENAME=ulyana UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal |
ulysses@penguin:~/Code$ cat /etc/os-release NAME="Linux Mint" VERSION="20 (Ulyana)" ID=linuxmint ID_LIKE=ubuntu PRETTY_NAME="Linux Mint 20" VERSION_ID="20" HOME_URL="https://www.linuxmint.com/" SUPPORT_URL="https://forums.ubuntu.com/" BUG_REPORT_URL="http://linuxmint-troubleshooting-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/" PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.linuxmint.com/" VERSION_CODENAME=ulyana UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal
How to login using SFTP on a non-standard port.
sftp -oPort=2233 username@servername |
sftp -oPort=2233 username@servername
Get list of commands.
sftp help |
sftp help
WP-CLI is a set of command-line tools for managing WordPress websites. With just a few simple commands, you can manage WordPress from the command line without the need to login to the Admin Dashboard and navigate the pages. You can install, update and delete plugins and themes, perform backups, configure standard and multisite installs and much more — all without ever using a web browser.
How to install WP-CLI
$ curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.phar |
$ curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.phar
Make WP-CLI Executable
$ chmod +x wp-cli.phar |
$ chmod +x wp-cli.phar
Rename wp-cli.phar to wp and move to a folder where it can be executed globally.
$ sudo mv wp-cli.phar /usr/local/bin/wp |
$ sudo mv wp-cli.phar /usr/local/bin/wp
How to Install and Activate Theme from the command line
$ wp theme install twentytwelve
$ wp theme activate twentytwelve |
$ wp theme install twentytwelve $ wp theme activate twentytwelve
How to Install, Activate, Deactivate a Plugin
$ wp plugin install hello-dolly
$ wp plugin activate hello-dolly
$ wp plugin deactivate hello-dolly |
$ wp plugin install hello-dolly $ wp plugin activate hello-dolly $ wp plugin deactivate hello-dolly
How to update WordPress to the latest core release
$ wp core update |
$ wp core update
How to list the last 5 posts
$ wp post list --post_type=post --posts_per_page=5 --format=json |
$ wp post list --post_type=post --posts_per_page=5 --format=json
The command above will spit out an array in JSON format.
Read the rest of WP-CLI documentation.