To kill the outer loop I usually add a sleep command and press CTRL-C some more times: while :; do LONGTIME_COMMAND; sleep 1; done. Please notice: the colon behind while is interpreded as …

I have a program which produces useful information on stdout but also reads from stdin. I want to redirect its standard output to a file without providing anything on standard input. So far, so goo...

Aug 7, 2011 · I encountered the following in /var/log/syslog on Ubuntu 14.04. Mar 24 09:41:19 ripple pulseaudio[4838]: [autospawn] core-util.c: Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/112/pulse): No …

Apr 4, 2023 · HP Pavilion x360 Convertible, installing Linux, endless IRQ and logging loop Ask Question Asked 3 years ago Modified 3 years ago

Jan 27, 2015 · I'm using git. I did a normal merge, but it keeps asking this: # Please enter a commit message to explain why this merge is necessary, # especially if it merges an updated upstream into …

Apr 9, 2021 · Also, in while [ true ], the test checks if true is a non-empty string. It obviously is, so this does work in giving an endless loop. But [ false ] would also be always true, so a test like that is …

I have problem sending AT commands to my USB modem. At first I tried php-serial class, but when I was reading data, I got endless loop with strange data. Then I tried to debug problem and opened pu...

Jan 31, 2013 · 64 /dev/zero is a special file (in this case, a pseudo-device) that provides an endless stream of null characters (so hex 0x00)? That's why your cat is not outputting anything (but try …

Sep 29, 2025 · You'll still get a fatal syntax error if those expressions are invalid or cause endless recursion: ... In that particular instance of b being empty, in Korn-like shells,

Feb 5, 2024 · About the terminology: the X Server is a server because it serves the requests sent by the X Client - your X program. X is an exciting system if you enjoy trawling through endless configuration …