Downlad a file via http in Linux
wget
Example: wget http://wilmer.gaast.net/downloads/axel-1.0b.tar.gz
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recursive chown command in Linux
cd /usr/tom
chown -R tom:group *
How to unzip a file in Linux
All of the commands below assume that you are within the same directory that the compressed file is in.
Type ls {enter} to be sure
How to unzip a .tar.gz/.tgz file?
To extract .tar.gz or .tgz files, run the following command in a terminal:
tar -zxvf file.tar.gz (or file.tgz)
This will normally create a new directory based on the [...]
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