A cool South African City image: Joint Multinational Training Command Image by SETAF-Africa Reserve soldiers of Alpha Section Platoon, Charlie Company, First City Regiment: SANDF, help put in heavy armor range pits used to help train and aid U.S. Marines and Soldiers training during Shared Accord 13. Shared Accord is a biennial training exercise which …
A cool South African City image: Joint Multinational Training Command Image by SETAF-Africa Reserve soldiers of Alpha Section Platoon, Charlie Company, First City Regiment: SANDF, help load range equipment used to help train and aid U.S. Marines and Soldiers training during Shared Accord 13. Shared Accord is a biennial training exercise which promotes regional relationships, …
How I use the attr command with my Linux filesystem: How I use the attr command with my Linux filesystem Seth Kenlon Mon, 06/20/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like The term filesystem is a fancy word to describe how your computer keeps track of all the files you …
The only Linux command you need to know: The only Linux command you need to know Seth Kenlon Thu, 06/02/2022 – 03:00 1 reader likes this 1 reader likes this Information about Linux and open source abounds on the internet, but when you’re entrenched in your work there’s often a need for quick documentation. Since …
Manage your Gmail filters from the Linux command line: Manage your Gmail filters from the Linux command line Kevin Sonney Wed, 05/11/2022 – 03:00 1 reader likes this 1 reader likes this Automation is a hot topic right now. In my day job as an SRE part of my remit is to automate as many …
My guide to using the Git push command safely: My guide to using the Git push command safely Noaa Barki Fri, 04/08/2022 – 03:00 Up Register or Login to like. Most know that using Git’s push --force command is strongly discouraged and is considered destructive. However, to me, it seemed very strange to put all my …
How I use the Git for-each-ref command for DevOps: How I use the Git for-each-ref command for DevOps Evan “Hippy” Slatis Mon, 04/04/2022 – 03:00 Up Register or Login to like. For most of today’s developers, using Git is akin to breathing, in that you can’t live without it. Along with version control, Git’s use …
Scheduling tasks with the Linux cron command: Scheduling tasks with the Linux cron command Don Watkins Mon, 03/28/2022 – 03:00 Up Register or Login to like. Early in my Linux journey, I came to appreciate the numerous command-line utilities of the operating system and the way they streamlined regular tasks. For example, backing up applications …
My favorite Linux top command options: My favorite Linux top command options Don Watkins Mon, 03/21/2022 – 03:00 Up Register or Login to like. When I am checking out Linux systems (or even troubleshooting computers running other operating systems), I frequently use the top command to check out the system’s RAM and CPU utilization. It …
Manage your calendar from the Linux terminal with the konsolekalendar command: I’m a KDE user, and for years I’ve been on a seemingly endless journey of discovery with the Plasma Desktop. If you were to ask me in public, I’d probably claim to know everything there is to know about the desktop I use every …
6 Linux metacharacters I love to use on the command line: Early in my Linux journey, I learned how to use the command line. It’s what sets Linux apart. I could lose the graphical user interface (GUI), but it was unnecessary to rebuild the machine completely. Many Linux computers run headless, and you can accomplish …
Solve Wordle using the Linux command line: I’ve recently become a little obsessed with an online word puzzle game in which you have six attempts to guess a random five-letter word. The word changes every day, and you can only play once per day. After each guess, each of the letters in your guess is …
Check out this Paternoster image: Image from page 7 of “The life of Baron Frederic Trenck; containing his adventures, his cruel and excessive sufferings, during ten years imprisonment, at the fortress of Magdeburg by command of the late King of Prussia; also anecdotes, historical, politic Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: lifeofbaronfred01tren Title: The …
Manage your APC battery backup system with this Linux command: Back in the early days of personal computers, I wrote the IBM training course for the original IBM PC. To complete the course in time for the IBM, ComputerLand, and Sears training, IBM gave me a PC to take home so I could work over …
4 ways you can edit a PDF with the pdftk-java command: Between technology whitepapers, manuscripts, and RPG books, I deal with lots of PDFs every day. The PDF format is popular because it contains processed PostScript code. PostScript is the native language of modern printers, so publishers often release a digital version of a book …
3 interesting ways to use the Linux cowsay command: Most of the time, a terminal is a productivity powerhouse. But there’s more to the terminal than commands and configurations. Among all the outstanding open source software out there, some of it has been written just for fun. I’ve written about fun commands before, but this article …
4 ways to edit photos on the Linux command line: Linux is useful to photographers and graphic artists. It provides many tools for editing different types of image files and formats, including photographs. This roundup shows that you do not even need a graphical interface to work with your photos. Here are four ways that …
Use the Linux cowsay command for a colorful holiday greeting: You may have heard of a small program that takes input, such as a message that you type, and outputs a picture of a cow quoting your message. It is called cowsay. It has been written about before here on Opensource.com. So, to have a …