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Best way to gain quick access to frequently used directory in linux terminal

Having some problems googling this one because I'm not sure what the search term is. Shell scripting or terminal feature. What is the best way to streamline access to frequently used directories....

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error downloading wine32 on kali linux - 'Package 'wine32' has no...

\\the command I wrote:root@kali:~# apt-get install wine32\\what I got:Reading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency tree Reading state information... DonePackage wine32 is not available, but is...

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Cygwin Terminal backspace and arrow keys not working

The arrow keys returns A,B,C,D and my backspace key are not working properly . This problem happens only with the vi editor.Is there any way to solve this issue on Cygwin ? I did find possible...

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Why can't I delete a file named '.' on external NAS with macOS?

I have a Western Digital My Cloud EX2 Ultra and somehow ended up with a . file inside an empty directory.I tried:Deleting it with Finder:Delete it from Terminal:rm -rf ./*zsh: sure you want to delete...

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Using find in macOS terminal with regex

I'm trying to search a folder containing variations on different image filenames:1_2-300x224.jpg1_2-600x449.jpg1_2-600x600.jpg1_2-768x575.jpg1_2-802x600.jpg1_2.jpgThe plan is to find and delete the...

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Cannot open URL from terminal in macOS Big Sur

The command open https://google.com does not seem to work from the terminal (zsh). Terminal becomes out of focus and WindowServer process seems to think, but no browser window is opened.I tried open -a...

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I am using Linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Anytime I launch my terminal, the image...

I am using Linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Anytime I launch my terminal, the image below shows up. I don't understand why.When I try to make the change as per the recommendation, I get an access denied...

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How to change font color in Mobaxterm version-22

Today i have upgraded my MobaXterm_Portable_v11.1 framework to MobaXterm_Portable_v22.0 in my windows-10 system.In latest version terminal font colors are not as my older version. (The colors are too...

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How to fix E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock. It is held by...

Recently, I have bought a 64GB SD card for dual booting Ubuntu on my computer. It works at first, but when I try to runsudo apt upgradeIt gives me this:E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock. It...

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How do I fix a terminal issue with installing a software

I’ve been trying to launch and install some applications through my terminal butIt isn’t launching. I even disabled my SIPSomething changed in the terminal but it still pops up with a “there was an...

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zsh: permission denied: ~/.bash_profile

I am trying to run the following to set env, but I can not:echo 'export ethereum_home=/Users/mattthomas/ethereum'>>~/.bash_profilePermissions for .bash_profile:-rw-r--r-- 1 root staff 447 Jun 17...

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Command for removing monitor/promisc from an adapter on OSX Yosemite

How do I accomplish this? I see posts on how to turn it on with the Apple802.11.framework but nothing on turning it off. I ran wash and now I’m currently stuck on monitor mode. Please help!sudo...

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Run command after opening terminal window from script using bash

I have a very simple script I use to open Terminal from Xcode in project root folder:#!/bin/bashopen -a Terminal "`pwd`"I want to extend it to run pod install command so I've added && to run...

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error while starting mutt in tmux

when i'm launching mutt in terminal it works well and all the colors are loaded correctly but when i switch to tmux it gives me this error:Error in /Users/amir/.mutt/muttrc, line 35: 231: color not...

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When I use a root terminal I can't type a dot as in 1.2

Installation on my PC: Debian 12 / XfceMy problem is as a user the Xfce terminal works perfectly but as soon as I become root I can't type a dot (.) like in .bashrc or in 1.2. When I want to use the...

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How can I verify that CNTLM works correctly?

I had installed and configured CNTLM on my Windows 7 machine.CNTLM is running and I can see it in Process. I have problems with a development tool that points to http://localhost:3128, I have doubts...

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Why am I unable to open any terminal program in Windows 10? [closed]

Very weird thing happening: every terminal in my system is crashing after few seconds of opening [cmd, PowerShell, etc.]. I tried with a stand-alone terminal like cmder, that is crashing too.It's...

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How to fix missing glyphs when using starship prompt in Hyper terminal

As a programmer, I like to use the terminal prompt plugin Starship which shows very useful information to me as a programmer when programming: exit code, runtime of previous command, versions of...

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Mac OSX Mavericks - ZSH can't 'source ~/.zshrc', too many open files

I can't source any changes to my .zshrc (or my .bash_profile for that matter), because I get this error when I try:/Users/ME/.zshrc:source:100: too many open files: /Users/ME/.zshrcI've tried ulimit -n...

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PowerShell 7.3.1 - Launching "pwsh.exe" does not load custom profile but...

I have a custom PowerShell profile. Here is the gist.PowerShell ProfileWindows Terminal is configured to start in %USERPROFILE% directory. When I launch Terminal, PowerShell loads up as default with...

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