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Deleting zero byte files

In the past I have shown ways to run Linux scripts on windows based system. I have also talked about one use of the find command, in conjunction with grep command to search for files having a given text content (say a word) in multiple folders. Today I will show you another use of the [...]

Searching files within multiple folders

How to search file contents for a specific phrase using grep within multiple folders. Shows ways for both Linux and Windows.

Running Linux scripts on Windows

How to run Linux scripts on Windows.

Portable software

Portable software refers to programs that can be stored onto a media (such as USB drives, CDs, external harddisks etc.) and run directly from there on multiple computers. In other words, software that you can move from one computer to another without the need to re-install. There are a lot of sites that provide such [...]

Installing Knoppix within Windows

There are some problems if you try to install Knoppix within MS Virtual PC 2004. This post shows you how to get it right.