Mar 23, 2016 · I used the date command and time format listed below to successfully set the date from the terminal shell command performed on Android Things which uses the Linux Kernal.

More precisely, a double dash (--) is used in most Bash built-in commands and many other commands to signify the end of command options, after which only positional ("non-option") arguments are …

Firstly, if you want to change your timezone you can use: sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata To update the time and date from the internet on a Linux distribution that uses a modern version of systemd, you …

Oct 11, 2016 · I would like to display the contents of a text file on the command line. The file only contains 5-6 characters. Is there an easy way to do this?

Feb 20, 2015 · I tried to obtain the size of a directory (containing directories and sub directories) by using the ls command with option l. It seems to work for files (ls -l file name), but if I try to get the s...

Oct 11, 2017 · The dot-slash, ./, is a relative path to something in the current directory. The dot is the current directory and the slash is a path delimiter. When you give the command touch ./a you say …

What is the Linux command to check the server OS and its version? I am connected to the server using shell.

How do I convert an epoch timestamp to a human readable format on the cli? I think there's a way to do it with date but the syntax eludes me (other ways welcome).

To remove a single line from the history file, use the -d option. For example, if you want to clear a command where you entered the clear-text password as in the scenario above, find the line number …

May 6, 2016 · Therefore, the following works without a backslash, as you can't end a command with a &&: echo 1 && echo 2 Here, you need the backslash: echo 1 2 3 \ 4 or echo 1 \ && echo 2 …