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  • These guard against momentary brain absences such as "rm myfile" instead of "rm myfile~".

    Snell-Pym » Backups and Archives 2008

  • Usually, when "myfile" is a configuration file (a shell script often) there is an available option, such as

    LinuxQuestions.org 2010

  • Usually, when "myfile" is a configuration file (a shell script often) there is an available option, such as

    LinuxQuestions.org Musapha 2010

  • C: \\ • Path: drive, directories, filename, and file extension - Example: C: \\wp\\data\\myfile. txt points to "myfile" A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e 29

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Wednesday February 4, 2009 more allows you to view the content of a text file simply by typing "more myfile" in a terminal window, where "myfile" would be the text file of interest.

    About.com Focus on Linux 2009

  • With this command, you're removing the file, but without write permissions. rm will ask if you're sure by displaying the following message: rm: remove ` myfile ', overriding mode 0444?

    Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage John Goerzen

  • So you can type chmod 444 myfile instead of chmod ugo = r myfile.

    Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage John Goerzen

  • For example, cat < myfile will display the contents of myfile.

    Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage John Goerzen

  • You can use the Lynx [P. 1] browser to convert your text with the command lynx - dump myfile. html > myfile. txt

    The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 Jim Tinsley

  • Under the hood, cat < myfile means that the shell opens myfile and then feeds its contents to the standard input of cat. cat myfile, without the redirection operator, means that the cat command receives one argument

    Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage John Goerzen

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