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== Tips -N- Tricks ==

'''Search command history''' 
grep -i 'SearchStringHere' ~/.bash_history 
 
'''View Log Continuously'''
tail -f /path/to/log/filename 
or 
 
'''Filter a continuous log for a specific entry''' 
tail -f /path/to/log/filename | grep -i 'FilterStringHere' 
 

'''Dump a .conf file to a new file without the comments (#)'''
grep -v '#' file.conf > newfile.conf

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	'''Tips -N- Tricks'''		'''Tips -N- Tricks'''
		+	== Truncating a File ==
		+	If you want to empty a file quickly (like purging a log file) then run the following command:
		+	:> filename

	== Search command history ==		== Search command history ==

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 To re-enable it use this command:
   swapon -a
 == Run a command as a different User ==
   su <SOME_OTHER_USER>
 or Run as a user that doesn't have shell access (Like the 'www' account).
-  su -m www -c 'run some command here'
+  su -m www -c "run some command here"

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	To re-enable it use this command:		To re-enable it use this command:
	swapon -a		swapon -a
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		+
		+	== Run a command as a different User ==
		+	su <SOME_OTHER_USER>
		+	or Run as a user that doesn't have shell access (Like the 'www' account).
		+	su -m www -c 'run some command here'
		+
		+

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 Common Sqitches:
--i Install
+-i Install<br>
--U Upgrade
+-U Upgrade<br>
--v verbose
+-v verbose<br>
--h Display Hash mark progress bar
+-h Display Hash mark progress bar<br>
--e erase
+-e erase<br>
---force forces an erase or upgrade
+--force forces an erase or upgrade<br>
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 To re-enable it use this command:
   swapon -a
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-== Tips -N- Tricks ==
+'''Tips -N- Tricks'''
-'''Search command history'''<br>
+== Search command history ==
   grep -i 'SearchStringHere' ~/.bash_history<br>
-<br>
-'''View Log Continuously'''
+== View Log Continuously ==
   tail -f /path/to/log/filename<br>
 or<br>
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   tail -f /path/to/log/filename | grep -i 'FilterStringHere'<br>
 <br>
-'''Dump a .conf file to a new file without the comments (#)'''<br>
+== Dump a .conf file to a new file without the comments (#) ==
   grep -v '#' file.conf > newfile.conf<br>
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