stat . more from stat command

commandline session $ls store store1 $pwd /home/jeffrin/Test $stat store File: ‘store’ Size: 19 Blocks: 8 IO Block: 4096 regular file Device: 801h/2049d Inode: 7036935 Links: 1 Access: (0644/-rw-r–r–) Uid: ( 1000/ jeffrin) Gid: ( 1000/ jeffrin) Access: 2013-06-29 18:37:33.000000000 +0530 Modify: 2013-06-29 18:37:30.000000000 +0530 Change: 2013-06-29 18:37:30.000000000 +0530 Birth: – $stat -f store File: “store” …

pstree display a tree of processes

commandline session $pstree -A jeffrin at-spi2-registr—{at-spi2-registr} dbus-daemon dbus-daemon dbus-launch dbus-launch dconf-service—2*[{dconf-service}] gconfd-2 gnome-session-+-at-spi-bus-laun-+-dbus-daemon | `-3*[{at-spi-bus-laun}] |-bluetooth-apple—{bluetooth-apple} |-gdu-notificatio |-gnome-fallback—-2*[{gnome-fallback-}] |-gnome-panel-+-chrome-+-chrome | | |-chrome-sandbox—chrome-+-chrome-+-chrome—11*[{c+ | | | | `-3*[chrome—3*[+ | | | `-nacl_helper_boo | | `-31*[{chrome}] | |-gnome-terminal-+-bash—pstree | | |-bash | | |-gnome-pty-helpe | | `-3*[{gnome-terminal}] | `-3*[{gnome-panel}] |-gnome-screensav—2*[{gnome-screensav}] |-gnome-settings–+-sh | `-3*[{gnome-settings-}] |-gnome-sound-app—{gnome-sound-app} |-metacity—3*[{metacity}] |-nm-applet—3*[{nm-applet}] |-notification-da—{notification-da} …

dig DNS lookup utility

commandline session $dig ; <> DiG 9.8.4-rpz2+rl005.12-P1 <> ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 44167 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 13, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;. IN NS ;; ANSWER SECTION: . 17373 IN NS a.root-servers.net. . 17373 IN NS b.root-servers.net. …