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From: Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Books about making shell scripts and other nifty commands.
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2025 21:58:08 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ebf38639-82ed-569d-89fc-e361cf86493c@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <em895429a6-b8cb-41bf-b283-cd7e0610db8a@b18ae2ac.com>

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Stefan Schmiedl wrote:
> ------ Original Message ------
> From "Dale" <rdalek1967@gmail.com <mailto:rdalek1967@gmail.com>>
> To gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org <mailto:gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
> Date 05.06.2025 18:59:36
> Subject Re: [gentoo-user] Books about making shell scripts and other
> nifty commands.
>
>>  
>> Like that command mountpoint.  I was wondering how one can check if
>> something is mounted or not.  No idea that existed.  o_O 
>
> Get into the habit of perusing `apropos` when you're bored or
> investigating:
>
> ~ % apropos -s 1 mount
> free (1)             - Display amount of free and used memory in the
> system
> fusermount (1)       - mount and unmount FUSE filesystems
> mountpoint (1)       - see if a directory or file is a mountpoint
> restic-mount (1)     - Mount the repository
> sleep (1)            - delay for a specified amount of time
>
> Unix systems do not only feed you fish, they also teach you how to fish.
> You just need to ask.
>
> TIL: I can mount my restic backups for quick "whoops" restorations :-)
>
> s.


Thanks for that info.  I've never heard of that command before.  Someone
got tired of digging and made a neat tool.  I've learned a couple things
already.  Now to remember them.  LOL

Thanks much.

Oh, book ordered.  They say it should be here by next Tuesday but
recently, some orders arrive early.  We'll see. 

Dale

:-)  :-) 

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Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-06-05  3:49 [gentoo-user] Books about making shell scripts and other nifty commands Dale
2025-06-05 15:32 ` Mark Knecht
2025-06-05 16:02   ` Eli Schwartz
2025-06-05 16:16     ` Mark Knecht
2025-06-05 17:19       ` Eli Schwartz
2025-06-06 14:14         ` [gentoo-user] " Nuno Silva
2025-06-05 16:59     ` [gentoo-user] " Dale
2025-06-05 17:44       ` eric
2025-06-05 19:50       ` Re[2]: " Stefan Schmiedl
2025-06-06  2:58         ` Dale [this message]
2025-06-05 17:03     ` Jay Faulkner
2025-06-05 17:56 ` yahoo
2025-06-05 18:48   ` Arve Barsnes
2025-06-05 19:05     ` Eli Schwartz
2025-06-08  0:09       ` [gentoo-user] " Nuno Silva
2025-06-05 18:33 ` [gentoo-user] " yahoo
2025-06-10  9:39 ` Dale
2025-06-10 10:33   ` Quico Jurado
2025-06-10 14:33   ` Mark Knecht
2025-06-10 15:01     ` Eli Schwartz
2025-06-10 16:24     ` yahoo
2025-06-10 18:12       ` Dale
2025-06-10 18:07     ` Dale
2025-06-10 18:18       ` Quico Jurado

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