Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Linux - Cal

The following in a Linux dictionary word of the day:

cal command which has the ability to display a 12 month calendar beginning in January.

-j parameter is for Julian dates (shows days numbered 1 to 365 starting from January 1).

-y parameter is for the display of the entire current year.

[month][year] options to display a calendar applicable to the month and year given. 

Examples:

cal

cal -j

cal -y

cal 01 2000


Linux - Cache

The following is a Linux dictionary word of the day:

cache – a small fast memory holding recently accessed data, designed to speed up subsequent access to the same data.


Monday, December 26, 2022

Linux - C Shell

The following is a Linux dictionary word of the day:

C Shell – shell written to look similar to the C programming language. The program name is csh.

Friday, December 16, 2022

Linux - Bye

The following is a Linux dictionary word of the day:

bye exit command from shell being utilized.

Example: bye

Linux - Bzip2

The following is a Linux dictionary word of the day:

bzip2 compress or decompress named file(s).

-d parameter for decompression of compressed files.
-z parameter to force compression.

Examples:
bzip2 -z testfile.txt
bzip2 -d testfile.txt.bz2

Linux - Builtin

The following is a Linux dictionary word of the day:

builtin runs shell or functionality which is incorporated into the operating system.

Linux - BS

The following is a Linux dictionary word of the day:

bs executes the battleship game.

-b parameter that stands for blitz and allows a side to shoot for as long as it continues to score hits.
-s parameter that stands for salvo and allows a player one shot per turn for each of the ships still afloat.
-c parameter that stands for close pack and allows ships to be placed adjacently.

Examples: bs
bs -b