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Linux

I like linux. Here are some things worth remembering.

Create tar archive

tar cvf foo.tar foo

Extract files from archive

tar xfv foo.tar
tar xfvz foo.tar.gz
tar xfvj foo.tar.bz2

Make ISO-9660 Image

mkisofs -J -r -o foo.iso dir/

Burn ISO-Image

cdrecord-ProDVD speed=2 -dao dev=/dev/hdc foo.iso

Reset terminal (e.g.: after catting a binary)

echo -e \\033c

short overview of USE flags

less /usr/portage/profiles/use.desc

HOWTO Reset a Lost Root Password Boot from the LiveCD.

mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot
mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc
chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
passwd
exit
reboot