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Damn Small Linux 0.4.6
Fri, 09/05/2003 - 12:38 — sandipDamn Small Linux 0.4.6 - Damn Small Linux is a business-card size (50MB) Live CD Linux distribution based on Knoppix. Despite its minuscule size it strives to have a functional and easy to use desktop.
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Less is More...
Thu, 09/04/2003 - 17:39 — sandipless, the GNU utility that resembles the classic UNIX more command, has capabilities you might not be aware of. Sure, it will page through files, but have you ever tried the following?
These commands are equivalent to the following, respectively:less somefile.tar.gz less somefile.tar.bz2 less somefile.zip less somepackage.rpm
tar ztvf somefile.tar.gz | less tar jtvf somefile.tar.bz2 | less unzip -l somefile.zip | less (rpm -qpi somepackage.rpm; rpm -qpl somepackage.rpm) | less