Convert UTF-16 encoded file to UTF-8
Answer:
iconv is what you need and is available on most Linux platforms.
# iconv -f UTF-16 -t UTF-8 text.txt
Jan 132010
Jan 012010
How to zip a file in Ubuntu?
Answer:
Firstly, install the "zip" package if not installed
sudo apt-get install zip
Then run the command
zip test.zip test.txt
Dec 312009
Fixing the broken arrow keys in Ubuntu's Vim
Answer:
The default Ubuntu's vim is vim-tiny, in a word: suck!
Fix it by...
apt-get install vim-nox
Then you can use the arrow keys.
Dec 252009
How do I run a web browser from linux command line?
Answer:
In text mode, you need to use text mode browsers.
- lynx: http://lynx.isc.org/
- elinks: http://elinks.or.cz/
Dec 252009
What is the most popular SSH Client for Windows?
Answer:
Definitely it is PuTTY: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
