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How to find files and folders on Linux

How to find files and folders on Linux

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Finding a directory or a file

In order to successfully find a directory/folder or a file in Ubuntu, you can easily use the find command.


How to copy files between different Linux hosts

Command syntax:
scp -pr /your-folder-or-file-location/ destinationuser@IP-or-host:/destination-location/
Real example:
scp -pr /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/Vista-32/ root@192.168.2.224:/vmfs/volumes/ds-sata/


How to download all VIBs from VMWare depot

  1. Install PowerShell.
  2. Paste the code below into a new file.
  3. Save the script as your-file.ps1 (don’t forget to put the .ps1 extensidon; otherwise, the script will not execute).
  4. Run the script by running PowerShell and executing the following command:


How to view/display Linux version

How to view/display Linux version

I came across a lot of situations where I needed to know the exact version of the OS I was using. Mainly, because of the dependencies involved (Python, PHP, MySQL, etc).

So, open up a terminal and use the following commands in order to view the exact version of your Linux operating system.


How to enable/disable Hyper-V in Windows

How to enable/disable Hyper-V in Windows

Windows 10 Pro/Enterprise/Education

  1. Press the Windows key.
  2. Type: “Turn Windows features on or off” and open it.
    Turn Windows features on or off
  3. Select/deselect “Hyper-V” from the list.
  4. Click “OK”.
  5. Reboot.


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