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Linux / Unix Rsync Copy Hidden Dot Files and Directories Only
Add a new user account with admin access on Linux
Alarm clock Set Timeout For A Shell Command

Linux / Unix Rsync Copy Hidden Dot Files and Directories Only

Posted: 16 Jan 2020 12:40 PM PST

How do I use the rsync tool to copy only the hidden files and directory (such as ~/.ssh/, ~/.foo, and so on) from /home/jobs directory to the /mnt/usb directory under Unix like operating system?

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Add a new user account with admin access on Linux

Posted: 16 Jan 2020 12:35 PM PST

How do I add a user account with admin (sudo) access on Ubuntu or CentOS Linux cloud server? How can I add a new user with admin account level access in Linux?

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Alarm clock Set Timeout For A Shell Command

Posted: 16 Jan 2020 03:18 AM PST

How can I run a command called foo, and have it timeout/abort after 10 seconds under GNU/Linux running bash shell or script? How do I run the command under an alarm clock?

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