An ArchLinux page on Improving Performance
An ArchLinux page on Improving PerformancealvinJanuary 21, 2017 - 12:25pmRead more about An ArchLinux page on Improving PerformanceUbuntu is running great on my old 2008 iMac, but if you’re having...
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Hints for writing Unix toolsBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: January 31 2017Marius Eriksen has a good article titled Hints for writing Unix tools. Some key points: a) consume input from stdin, produce...
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Linux Mint (and Ubuntu): Suspend vs Hibernate (meaning)
Linux Mint (and Ubuntu): Suspend vs Hibernate (meaning)By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: February 16 2017When I put Linux Mint on a few of my computers recently I quickly encountered the words...
View ArticleCerebro, a Spotlight-like launcher for Linux
Cerebro, a Spotlight-like launcher for LinuxBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: February 21 2017Read more about Cerebro, a Spotlight-like launcher for LinuxI recently “made the switch” from MacOS to...
View ArticleA Linux shell script to rename files with a counter and copy them
A Linux shell script to rename files with a counter and copy themalvinMay 9, 2017 - 9:39amRead more about A Linux shell script to rename files with a counter and copy themAdd new commentAs a quick...
View ArticleTeleport: The Unix/Linux ‘cd’ command, improved
Teleport: The Unix/Linux ‘cd’ command, improvedalvinMay 9, 2017 - 2:02pmRead more about Teleport: The Unix/Linux ‘cd’ command, improved25 commentsAdd new commentTable of ContentsThe Teleport...
View ArticleHow to install Java, Scala, and SBT on Linux Mint
How to install Java, Scala, and SBT on Linux MintalvinMay 19, 2017 - 7:27pmRead more about How to install Java, Scala, and SBT on Linux MintAdd new commentLately I’ve been in the process of “making the...
View ArticleFunctional Programming is Like Unix Pipelines
Functional Programming is Like Unix PipelinesalvinMay 28, 2017 - 6:36pm“Pipes facilitated function composition on the command line. You could take an input, perform some transformation on it, and then...
View ArticleLinux crontab examples (every X minutes or hours)
Linux crontab examples (every X minutes or hours)alvinJune 5, 2017 - 9:22amRead more about Linux crontab examples (every X minutes or hours)1 commentAdd new commentTable of ContentsLinux crontab: How...
View Articlevi/vim editor tutorial has 175,000 views
vi/vim editor tutorial has 175,000 viewsalvinJune 6, 2017 - 9:55amRead more about vi/vim editor tutorial has 175,000 viewsA funny thing about life is that the worst video I’ve ever made (about the...
View ArticleFree Unix/Linux and vi/vim cheat sheets
Free Unix/Linux and vi/vim cheat sheetsalvinJune 14, 2017 - 3:14pmRead more about Free Unix/Linux and vi/vim cheat sheetsAdd new commentWay back in the 1990s I created some “cheat sheets” for Unix...
View ArticleHow to use curl to get headers from a URL
How to use curl to get headers from a URLalvinJuly 11, 2017 - 8:50amRead more about How to use curl to get headers from a URL2 commentsAdd new commentCurl FAQ: How do I use curl to get the headers from...
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A Linux shell script to find large filesalvinJuly 14, 2017 - 11:14amRead more about A Linux shell script to find large filesAdd new commentI made a mistake in configuring logrotate on a new Linux...
View ArticleSorting ‘ls’ command output by filesize
Sorting ‘ls’ command output by filesizeBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: July 14 2017Read more about Sorting ‘ls’ command output by filesizeI just noticed that some of the MySQL files on this website...
View ArticleHow to list all services on an Ubuntu 16.04 system
How to list all services on an Ubuntu 16.04 systemalvinJuly 23, 2017 - 1:13pmRead more about How to list all services on an Ubuntu 16.04 systemAdd new commentUbuntu FAQ: How do I list all of the...
View ArticleLinux Mint: How to change the disk encryption password
Linux Mint: How to change the disk encryption passwordalvinAugust 17, 2017 - 10:26amRead more about Linux Mint: How to change the disk encryption passwordAdd new commentIf you ever need to change the...
View ArticleLinux: Recursive file searching with grep -r (like grep + find)
Linux: Recursive file searching with grep -r (like grep + find)alvinAugust 21, 2017 - 8:21pmRead more about Linux: Recursive file searching with grep -r (like grep + find)Add new commentLinux grep FAQ:...
View ArticleHow to process every line in a file with a Unix/Linux shell script
How to process every line in a file with a Unix/Linux shell scriptalvinOctober 15, 2017 - 9:41pmRead more about How to process every line in a file with a Unix/Linux shell script2 commentsAdd new...
View ArticleUse your Samsung Galaxy as a desktop computer
Use your Samsung Galaxy as a desktop computerBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: October 20 2017zdnet.com reports that Samsung is developing an Android app that will let you use your Galaxy phone as a...
View ArticleUsing find and grep to print lines before and after what you’re searching for
Using find and grep to print lines before and after what you’re searching foralvinNovember 26, 2017 - 6:26pmRead more about Using find and grep to print lines before and after what you’re searching...
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