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Type Command in Linux

Type Command in Linux – (How to) Display Information About Command

TYPE is a Linux command which helps to identify the type of the input command if it is an alias, built-in, function, or keyword. You can also pass multiple commands as the input parameters. All the arguments to this command are optional. Syntax type [-afptP] name [name …] Options [afptP]  -a – display all locations …

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Sleep Command in Linux

Linux Sleep Command – (How to) delay for a specified amount of time

Linux sleep command adds delay/pause for a specified amount of time. As per man sleep this command, Written by Jim Meyering and Paul Eggert. Part of GNU Coreutils. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 free software, you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY Syntax sleep NUMBER[smhd] sleep OPTION Options Each argument is …

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wc command in Linux

WC Command in Linux – (How to) Print Character, Byte, Newline and Word Count

WC is a Linux command to print newline, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if more than one FILE is specified. If there is no input file parameter or it is “-” and then it reads the input from the standard input device. Syntax wc [OPTION]… [FILE]… wc [OPTION]… –files0-from=F …

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