03 Dec 2019
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More or Less
I’m working hard to finish off the Basic Unix Commands section of this website – want to have every command there …
Linux
25 Nov 2019
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Linux Kernel 5.4
This past Sunday saw the announcement of Linux Kernel 5.4, this release brings a number of significant improvements. I …
04 Oct 2019
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Show Process Limits Using /Proc Filesystem
I think I mentioned the special /proc filesystem before, it’s available in Linux distros and helps you obtain …
02 Oct 2019
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Run Ansible Tasks Based on OS Distribution
Skipping Tasks based on OS-specific Ansible Conditionals I’m actively refreshing my Ansible setup for both servers …
02 Sep 2019
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Sudo Meaning: What Does Sudo Mean?
sudo allows you to run a Unix command as a different user. Many beginner users are asking for meaning of the sudo …
28 Aug 2019
2 minutes read
Install Latest Tmux With Homebrew
Homebrew for macOS I’ve been meaning to try Homebrew for Linux since brew 2.0.0 release a few months ago, and …
23 Aug 2019
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Show Monitor Resolutions With Xrandr
One of the things still left to be done on my Ubuntu laptop is to get the full resolution output on my LG 5K monitor. …
22 Aug 2019
2 minutes read
Examples of Using Ip Command
You may have seen the ip command page on this website, and even used ip addr show version of it.
18 Aug 2019
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Listing Full Timestamps With Ls in Linux
ls –full-time I was reading a man page for ls command and noticed a very interesting command line option. It …
17 Aug 2019
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Projects: Upgrading Armbian on Helios 4
Armbian 5.77 on Helios 4 It’s been a few months since I have build my Helios 4 NAS server, with a major update to …
How to decrypt files with Ansible Vault
ansible-vault decrypt restores an encrypted file …
Just discovered the macOS footprint command
I’ve administered Linux systems for around 25 …
How to Fix Ubuntu Packages Held Back
When trying to run do-release-upgrade on an Ubuntu …
How To Resize Filesystem with resize2fs
Quick note on filesystem resize on a typical …
macOS Tahoe
macOS Tahoe is the upcoming major release of macOS …
Centralized Bash history with timestamps
BASH is my Linux shell of choice (it’s zsh on …
Inspect filesystem operations with fs_usage in macOS
hey Unless you disable SIP, most of DTrace based …