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Why there are many i686 RPMs in CentOS x86_64 repository?

I’m looking at http://mirror.centos.org/centos-7/7.3.1611/os/x86_64/Packages where there are many i686 RPMs included. Not every x86_64 RPM has its i686 RPM counterpart though. I thought i686 packages are for 32 bit machine only, but why are they present under x86_64 directory? Are they really needed for…

edit the only lines which matches some word

I have to search a file for lines with some specific words and edit these lines as follows. The other lines should remain the same. For example: to be modified to: Can any one please help how to use AWK to achieve this. Regards Answer awk solution: Explanation: When brz or jp matches, save last field in last,…

how to linux command find many types

my command but this command return error find: Arguments to -type should contain only one letter i want only file or directory search how to many types in linux command find Answer You need spaces around the parentheses, since they have to be separate arguments to the find command. The way you wrote it, it th…

How to proceed with Linux source code customization?

I am a non CS/IT student, but having knowledge of C, Java, DS and Algorithms. Now-a-days I am focusing on operating system and had gained some of its concepts. But I want some practical knowledge of it. Merely writing algo code in java/c has no fun in doing. I have gone through many articles where they mentio…