06 Jan 2019
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How to Use 7zip
7zip is a powerful open-source archiver – software package for packing and unpacking files and directories into …
Linux
19 Dec 2018
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Apropos and Whatis Commands
As you know, each Unix/Linux distro comes with a massive set of man pages – helpful manuals for using pretty much every …
16 Aug 2018
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Review Latest Logs With Tail and Awk
Part of managing any Unix system is keeping an eye on the vital log files. Today I was discussing one of such scenarios …
24 Nov 2014
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How to Change Tmux Meta Key to a Better One
The tmux tool, or the terminal multiplexer, is great for allowing you to run multiple terminals side by side. …
09 Sep 2014
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5 Things You Can Do With Netstat Command
netstat in macOS The netstat command, which stands for “network statistics”, can show you a lot of …
07 Sep 2014
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How to Update Grub Boot Loader Config
GRUB bootloader starts up what’s necessary for your Linux or UNIX system to boot up. You can edit its settings, …
06 Sep 2014
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How to Change Filesystem Label With Tune2fs
Some properties of ext2, ext3, and ext4 file systems on Linux and UNIX can be tuned on the fly using the tune2fs …
02 Sep 2014
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How To: Install Unrar in Linux
The unrar program, which serves to open and extract popular .rar archives, is often available for install from …
28 Aug 2014
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Ubuntu Rar
RAR is a popular proprietary file format and software for compressing and archiving files, known for its ability to span …
26 Aug 2014
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Linux Pause Process
Linux allows you to pause a running process rather than quitting or killing it. Pausing a process just suspends all of …
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 …