A post of handy bits for the Linux console
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Add files to a tar archive:
tar -cvf archive.tar file1 file2 directory1 directory2 -
Extract a tar archive:
tar -xvf archive.tar -
Find all files containing a given string:
grep -rl 'search_string' start_directory -
Show .php files in the current directory modified in the last 7 days:
find . -type f -name '*.php' -mtime -7 -
How much space directories take up:
sudo du -sh /home/* -
Who’s listening on a port:
fuser -v 8080/tcp -
How much disk space is left:
df -h