Operating Systems
- How to download file using cURL
Downloading files using cURL So you wanna download files using cURL but don't know how to do that. Fear not, for the super-genius Captain Hack Sparrow is here to show you how to do just that. Learn f...
- Installing wget on Mac OS X
How to install wget on your Mac Ok, so Mac is cool and stuff, but it doesn't come with wget by default, which in my opinion sucks. wget is a very useful tool and is used for downloading installation ...
- Installing Memcached on Mac OS X
How to install Memcached on Mac OS X There are two ways to install memcached on Mac OS X. One is the easy way, the other is the harder but more flexible way. Installation using brew Package Manager I...
- Linux: Kill a hung process
How to kill a hung Linux process A process stops responding normally. When you try to exit it using CTRLC, it prints ^C instead. Whatever you type is just printed on the screen. The process seems to ...
- Linux: Change shell type
How to change user's shell type in Linux To change a user's shell type in Linux you use the chsh command. Before using that you may want to see the curtrent default shell of the user. To see the curr...
- Linux: Delete non-empty directory
How to recursively delete a directory forcibly in Linux You probably know that rmdir is the bash shell command to delete directories in Linux. But the command will delete the directory only if it is ...
- Linux: How to open tar.gz file
How to open tar.gz file in Linux This post is a quick instruction on how to open tar.gz files in Linux. So you came across a file that has the extension .tar.gz and have no idea how to open it. Let's...