Linux Tips & Tricks - Using alias
While alias is a great way to shorten commonly used commands, I rarely recommend that people do so. Why? Because those alias' won't be on any other system you might use and it's easy to forget the syntax of the original commands they replaced. I especially don't recommend this for consultants and admins that work on a lot of other systems for this reason. It becomes a crutch that you will not have anywhere but on your machines.
However, I've posted this anyway because there are certainly cases where it's very useful. Just be careful to use them sparingly, only where necessary, and only on systems that you use constantly.
#Linux
https://opensource.com/article/17/5/introduction-alias-command-line-tool
Saturday, 27 May 2017
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
Linux box won't boot? - Revive a dead grub with these tips
Linux box won't boot? - Revive a dead grub with these tips
If you use computers long enough that you've installed Linux on, you'll probably have this happen to you eventually. The easiest way in the past has been to try installing a dual boot Windows and Linux system and forgetting to install Windows first. However there are other ways it can happen
Here are several solutions, pick one and try it.
#Linux #Windows
http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/ways-to-rescue-or-recover-grub-menu
If you use computers long enough that you've installed Linux on, you'll probably have this happen to you eventually. The easiest way in the past has been to try installing a dual boot Windows and Linux system and forgetting to install Windows first. However there are other ways it can happen
Here are several solutions, pick one and try it.
#Linux #Windows
http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/ways-to-rescue-or-recover-grub-menu
Sunday, 14 May 2017
Linux Tips & Tricks - Quick FFMPEG tutorial
Linux Tips & Tricks - Quick FFMPEG tutorial
So you want to do some quick operations on some video files and you don't want to deal with loading up some big GUI video editor package. No problem. FFMPEG can do a lot of basic (and not so basic) operations on video quickly and easily right from the command line. Want to convert from FLV to MP4? No problem. Want to scale a video's resolution? No problem.
https://www.ostechnix.com/20-ffmpeg-commands-beginners/
So you want to do some quick operations on some video files and you don't want to deal with loading up some big GUI video editor package. No problem. FFMPEG can do a lot of basic (and not so basic) operations on video quickly and easily right from the command line. Want to convert from FLV to MP4? No problem. Want to scale a video's resolution? No problem.
https://www.ostechnix.com/20-ffmpeg-commands-beginners/
Linux Tips & Tricks - Deleting Huge Files
Linux Tips & Tricks - Deleting Huge Files
If you have a busy server, or just want to get on with using your desktop PC, some big file operations can take a long time. Use this great tip with any long file operation, not just deleting files.
https://www.tecmint.com/delete-huge-files-in-linux/#
If you have a busy server, or just want to get on with using your desktop PC, some big file operations can take a long time. Use this great tip with any long file operation, not just deleting files.
https://www.tecmint.com/delete-huge-files-in-linux/#
Thursday, 11 May 2017
Linux Tips & Tricks - Encrypting text files with VIM
Linux Tips & Tricks - Encrypting text files with VIM
https://www.tecmint.com/password-protect-vim-file-in-linux/
https://www.tecmint.com/password-protect-vim-file-in-linux/
Sunday, 7 May 2017
Learning Linux - A beginners guide to syscalls
Learning Linux - A beginners guide to syscalls
If you ever get into advanced Linux usage, you'll run across syscalls. Here's a start to learning about them.
Though I wonder if it's worth learning because no doubt effing systemd will replace them eventually, but for now you may want to get the basics down.
https://opensource.com/article/17/5/beginners-guide-syscalls
If you ever get into advanced Linux usage, you'll run across syscalls. Here's a start to learning about them.
Though I wonder if it's worth learning because no doubt effing systemd will replace them eventually, but for now you may want to get the basics down.
https://opensource.com/article/17/5/beginners-guide-syscalls
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