02 Mar 2019
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pwd command and PWD variable
PWD variable pwd command, and you probably know, reports the current working directory in your Unix shell. PWD stands for Present Working Directory.
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01 Mar 2019
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RSyslog: Separate Log File for Each Host
I’m converting one of my Raspberry Pi systems, becky, into an RSyslog-based log collector, and while there’s …
28 Feb 2019
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Unix Tutorial Digest – February 28th, 2019
Hi again everyone, it’s this time of the month (the last day of a month, if I manage to publish on time).
27 Feb 2019
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Monitor Processes, CPU and RAM With Htop
I’ve been using htop for so long that it’s now my go-to tool for the visual representation of key process …
26 Feb 2019
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How To: Remove Old Kernels in CentOS
For dedicated servers and virtual machines that you keep upgrading in-place, you will eventually reach the situation …
25 Feb 2019
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Restart Stopped Containers in Docker
Docker Sometimes an issue on one of your servers may interrupt your Docker based development and stop all the containers …
24 Feb 2019
7 minutes read
Pro Puppet
Back in 2011, James Turnbull partnered with Jeffrey McCune to produce a marvelous and technically complete sequel to his …
23 Feb 2019
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Confirm VMware Tools Version
If you need to find out the version of VMware Tools running in a remote VM, here is the command line to do it:
22 Feb 2019
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ScreenFetch in Linux Mint
Great stuff, I have just installed Linux Mint 19.1 on my Dell XPS 13 laptop! Naturally, one of the first things to be …
21 Feb 2019
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Bootable USB From ISO With Etcher
I have decided to try using Dell XPS 13 laptop in addition to my MacBook Pro 15. It is not a coincident that Dell XPS 13 …
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 …