8 super heroic Linux commands that you probably aren't using

Linux has tons of nifty commands, here's eight more to add to your toolbox.

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[deineroehre]

Finally! A Youtube video with content straight to the point, no useless babble, no unnerving background music.

[AnkhArcRod]

I am always doubtful of videos claiming "....you probably aren't using". But, this video did not miss its mark! Thanks for the info.

[SriNiVi]

Very precise. No BS introductory talks. Information dense. No interrupts. No distracting elements on the video or the narration. Extremely well made. Love this format of yours. Keep 'em coming.

[martinusvanbrederode]

Alternative to number 5:
^abc^abd
this repeats the last command, replacing abc by abd

[raygervais]

I normally don't comment, but I have to say just stumbling onto your channel and this video changed the very tone of my night. I went from wanting to relax and be unproductive to wanting to hack away more on a Linux terminal in the late hours and discover more hidden gems. Seriously this is great content I'm sharing with all my coworkers and programmer friends alike.

[aidenlangley]

Definitely getting a crontab going on my buddy's computer to create 10000 folders every second

[tobortine]

Currently using 0/9 but will use one or two of them in the future. Great format please do more.

[AlexRamsbey]

I know this is an older video of yours, but I do like this format and I find it very educational! Thank you for your content.

[alherrera]

I`ve seen a lot of SSH tunneling tutorials and you, in no time, clearify a lot of stuff in no time. Kudos for that.

[HotShotMechPilot]

That disown command is exactly what I needed for a script and could not find the solution anywhere else! Great Work!

[chucknx]

If you aren't root but need to store stuff in RAM, you can create files in /dev/shm

[PeterGalbraith]

Been using linux from terminals for 25 years and most were new to me. Awesome!

[mauche]

here's a command many people probably don't use:
man bash

[robinhahn]

This is about the best video *ever* on the premise "Commands you probably aren't using" - totally taking notes and will be invoking these, most DEFINITELY!

[joshharding]

Got to admit, most of these commands I didn't know about and I've been using Linux for over 20 years! Subscribed! Can't wait for the next YouTube installment

[normangeist]

It might be worthwhile to mention that you can control the editor program to use for ctnl+x+e or fc with exporting the environmental variable EDITOR, e.g.: export EDITOR=nano

[marloelefant]

8:11 I'd recommend a terminal multiplexer such as gnu screen or tmux for such use-cases. Not only will it continue running all your processes when you detatch (or the connection fails), but when you come back, you will see everything the same way as you left it (if you didn't restart the machine). Moreover, it allows you to have multiple screens and multiple sessions in only one window. It's an incredibly useful tool especially for ssh connections.

[benkramer]

Screen instead of disown for unreliable connections :)

[MathiasHomann]

Like he says at the start... you can be using linux for 25 years and still learn something. 1, 2, 5, and the bonus trick were totally new for me.

[SalmanEstyak]

Thanks for this. The use case for "disown" reminded me of another useful command that is the "screen" command, which allows us to have multiple sessions using the same terminal. We can get in a session, start some code, get out and things will run in background; and later, we can resume the session.