# UNIX Tips

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**Created:** [August 25, 2008, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unix-tips/53810 "2008-08-25T09:01:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unix-tips/53810/8 "2008-08-25T09:40:36Z")

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> [@LZ](#):
>
> Where was don’t login as root…

If you didn’t know that one, chances are the sysadmin isnt going to give you the root password.

> [@boardjnky4](#):
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> you know what really bugs me that a co-worker does? when he is cd’ng through directories, he always does individual cd’s
> 
> random example:
> 
> cd /home  
> ls  
> cd username  
> ls  
> cd Documents  
> ls  
> cd …  
> ls  
> cd Desktop
> 
> god, just use the tab complete man!!!

Hahaha I do that.

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