Category: Linux

How to Find Memory Usage on Ubuntu

Here are a few commands that will help you find memory usage on an Ubuntu system:   top -o +%MEM cat /proc/meminfo free -m ps -e -o pid,vsz,comm= | sort -n -k 2

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Some find commands

Some quick find examples   find in current directory all files that have size greater than 0 find . -type f -size +1 -exec ls -la {} \;   find in current directory all files that have size less than or equal to 0 find . -type f -size -1 -exec ls -la {} \; …

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Copy directory from local host to remote host

Here is a simple and secure way to copy a directory structure from a local host to a remote host:   # tar -czf – . | ssh root@ubuntu “(cd /mnt/tegile;tar -xpzf -)” The – repersents stdin The . means current directory

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How do I add a DNS server via resolv.conf in Ubuntu

If you really want to add more entries to /etc/resolv.conf, create a /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/tail and add them there. root@speedy:/etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d# cat tail domain csuohio.edu. search csuohio.edu. nameserver 8.8.8.8  

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How to Increase Linux VM ext4 File System

If you have ever created a Linux VM guest and made the ext4 root disk too small, there is a pretty simple way to increase the size of the disk. The following will outline those steps.  Sections in blue are what you would type: Edit the settings in vSphere for the VM increase the size …

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Example syntax for Secure Copy (scp)

Example syntax for Secure Copy (scp) What is Secure Copy? scp allows files to be copied to, from, or between different hosts. It uses ssh for data transfer and provides the same authentication and same level of security as ssh. Examples Copy the file “foobar.txt” from a remote host to the local host $ scp …

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