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How to download files using curl

Leave a Comment / Internet Browsers / sedlav / February 19, 2020

curl is a tool to transfer data from or to a server, using one of the supported protocols: HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, SMB… (see the curl Manual for a list of supported protocols). curl also supports HTTP POST, authentication, cookies, metalinks, file downloading and more. curl is an excelent download manager because support progress bar and allows to pause/resume the download from the last downloaded byte.

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How to create directories from a text file

Leave a Comment / CLI / sedlav / November 7, 2016

I have a list of directories in a text file.

Q. Can I create directories from the previous text file?

A. Yes, you can use the xargs command.

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Using find, xargs, and chmod commands

Leave a Comment / CLI / sedlav / March 28, 2016

chmod does not change the permissions to all directories in a single command line without affecting the permissions of files and vice versa. How can I do that?

You must combine: find, xargs and chmod, for example:

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