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  Directory FileCount

  Count files in a directory (recursively or not) with find, ls, and tree, quick one-liners for when du just isn't telling you enough.

  2 Mar, 2012 · Updated: 5 Apr, 2026

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• bash

  Archive & Compression utilities

  tar, gzip, bzip2, xz, zip, demystified. When to use each compression tool, speed vs ratio trade-offs, and the flags you'll actually need.

  12 Feb, 2012

  · 5 min read
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  Sed 101

  sed is the stream editor for making text substitutions, deletions, and insertions in files, the patterns you'll use 90% of the time.

  9 Feb, 2012 · Updated: 5 Apr, 2026

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