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Sticky Linux notes

This page keeps all Linux related quick commands and shortcuts, as well as useful other information.

Get OS information

Get OS information from /etc/os-release.

Example: Debian: 

PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="11"
VERSION="11 (bullseye)"
VERSION_CODENAME=bullseye
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"

Import this to a bash script via:

The var ID is then debian: 

if [ -f /etc/os-release ]; then
  . /etc/os-release
  ID=$ID
fi

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View CPU information

To view information about the CPU use 

cat /proc/cpuinfo

Allow users to write to specific directory

To allow any user to read/write a directory adjust permissions with: 

chmod -R 0777 /path/to/dir

-R sets the permissions recursively.

Sourced from superuser.com - Chmod to allow read and write permissions/