bash-snippets

change permission

• -R recursive

# copy user permission to group permission
chmod -R g=u <folder_name>

zip and unzip files

• -c create an archive
• -z compress the archive with gzip
• -x
• -v verbose mode with progress
• -f filename

# zip
tar -czvf name-of-archive.tgz /path/to/directory-or-file
# extract
tar -zxf name-of-archive.tgz /path/to/directory-or-file

# Check weather
> curl wttr.in/<location>

Weather report: SanFrancisco

       .-.      Light rain
      (   ).    +50(44) °F
     (___(__)   ↖ 9 mph
      ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘   8 mi
     ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘    0.0 in

# Check the download and upload speed
> networkQuality