2020
What Is The Bash Null Command?
by orieg
Learn about the Bash null command, also known as the POSIX shell colon command. This post cover concrete use cases and pitfalls to avoid.
A Complete Guide On How To Use Bash Arrays
by orieg
Learn how to use bash array variables and associative bash arrays. This guide covers how to declare a bash array, iterate over a bash array, and access keys and values.
How To Format Date And Time In Linux, MacOS, And Bash?
by orieg
Find out how to manipulate date and time on linux and macOS systems as well as natively in the Bash shell. This post covers all you need to know to format a date from your shell.
2016
2014
2010
2009
Using Graphics Card Memory as Swap - Gentoo Linux Wiki
by ghis
Graphic cards contain a lot of very fast RAM, typically between 64 and 512 MB. With Linux, it's possible to use it as swap space, or even as RAM disk.
Shortcuts for tcsh
by sylvainulg (via)
alias tex 'latex !!:1.tex && dvips !!:1.dvi -o !!:1.ps'
and my own (highlight searched keyword in e.g. a locate output)
alias loc8 '/usr/bin/locate -i \!\!:1 | sed -e "s/\!\!:1/\x1b\[36m\0\x1b\[37m\x1b\[1m/i" -'
2008
Debian Testing : comment l'utiliser efficacement ?, par Shankarius - Linux On The Root !
by ghis & 1 other (via)
La branche « Testing » de Debian représente la future version « Stable » en développement. C’est pour beaucoup un excellent choix : les logiciels y sont récents et elle est généralement très stable. Cependant, du fait qu’elle soit en développement, elle nécessite une certaine attention et certaines connaissances pour être appréciée et utilisée sereinement.
The Linux Cookbook: Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use - PostScript
by sylvainulg (via)
yum. booklets and other ghostscript tips
9 Tips to diagnose remote GNU/Linux server network connectivity issues
by brianwaustin (via)
Many new admin or Linux users get frustrated when their remote Linux box is not accessible dues to network connectivity.
In this article I will try to provide tools and information about how to diagnose network configurations. You can try these tips/tools to diagnose an issue of Linux network connectivity to remote or local servers.
