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Ubuntu Tricks: Copy Directory Structure

Looking to create a download staging directory that mimics the actual target after a 2nd phase move, I was at a loss of how to easily do this. Google to the rescue led me to this page. Its not a super elegant solution but it works after a bit of cleanup and is better than having to type it all myself:

# cd /new/dir
# (cd /old/dir; find -type d ! -name .) | xargs mkdir


Nice.

Ubuntu Tricks: Lock Screen Button

Saw this button some time ago in one of our internal systems. At first I thought it was an application that needed to be installed but after some searching and hindsight it didn't make any sense to actually need one more running program just to call the lock screen feature.

Fortunately, Ubuntu has this to say:

You can add a Lock Screen button to a panel for easy access. Right-click a panel (for example, the panel at the top of the screen), select Add to Panel... and drag the Lock Screen item to the desired location.

Works on my Jaunty, too.