Results for “File operations & archives”
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Set the open-file limit for a process
Docker / Compose: The nofile ulimit sets soft and hard file descriptor limits.
Docker / Compose✓ Tested
Show the first lines of a file
Read only the first three lines of a text file, useful for checking a header or previewing a large log.
head✓ Tested
Split a file into fixed line-count pieces
Linux Commands: Use numeric suffixes for predictable filenames when splitting a large text file.
Linux Commands✓ Tested
Stage a new file
Git: Stage a new file inside the disposable repository created by the input setup.
Git✓ Tested
Stage a tracked file rename
Git: Stage a tracked file rename inside the disposable repository created by the input setup.
Git✓ Tested
Stage one file
Add one changed file to the next commit.
add✓ Tested
Stash edits to one chosen file
Git: A pathspec limits the stash to selected paths while other changes remain in the working tree.
Git✓ Tested
Stop tracking a generated file while keeping it locally
Git: Removing a path from the index leaves its working copy intact when cached is specified.
Git✓ Tested
Supply a non-secret configuration file
Docker / Compose: A Compose config mounts a declared file into the service.
Docker / Compose✓ Tested
Temporarily store tracked-file edits
Restore a clean working tree and then reapply your saved changes.
stash✓ Tested
Test whether tracked working files changed
Git: A quiet diff returns status one for differences, so handle it in a conditional.
Git✓ Tested
Unstage a file while keeping its contents
Git: Unstage a file while keeping its contents inside the disposable repository created by the input setup.
Git✓ Tested