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*nix: recursively listing “hidden” files from the current directory
As a follow up on my recent rsync on ESXi 5.1 post, as – when rsync in ESXi terminates the hard way because of a lost SSH connection – rsync can leave “hidden” files behind. A small script that...
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vi intro — the cheat sheet method (via: IBM developerworks)
IBM isn’t all about dry corporate stuff and sometimes hard to read redbook documentation (: I love the way they lead you do build your own VI cheat sheet step by step in vi intro — the cheat sheet...
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*nux: “$@” is how to iterate over arguments in bash script (via: command line...
Thanks Robert Gamble, ephemient and Jonathan Leffler. Be sure to read the top two answers and comments for full details. Until now, I always used $* to pass on arguments from *nux shells (bash, sh,...
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ECC vs non-ECC RAM: The Great Debate (via: Nex7’s Blog). Use the ECC dude.
Read this very nice post on Nex7’s Blog: ECC vs non-ECC RAM: The Great Debate. There is no debate. Use ECC dude. Use ECC especially for server side things (storage, virtualization, databases, etc)...
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How can a partition be full if du does not show it is? (via: linux – Super...
A long time ago I asked this OpenSuSE/Linux question: How can a partition be full if du does not show it is? – Linux on Super User. With help of the OpenSuSE forums, I did figure out the source of the...
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7zip on ESXi through p7zip
A while ago, I wrote about getting rsync on ESXi: ESXi 5.1 and rsync – damiendebin.net. Now I needed 7zip on ESXi to make sure I could test unpack some 7zip archives. This turned out much easier than I...
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rsync: the MacGyver tool for making backups on *nix based operating systems
I’ve been using rsync as my MacGyver style backup-tool of choice on *nix systems and sometimes even Windows systems. It works both locally and remotely, is simple to setup and over the years has...
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Apache2 on openSUSE 12.x: some notes
Getting Apache configured on a *nix installation like openSUSE installation is always a bit of a challenge. A few things I observed: The “Initializing HTTP Server Configuration” part of YaST ->...
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Linux: getting the correct license file for AntiVir
I needed AntiVir on an openSUSE workstation. Too bad the default installation package from YaST installed an old license: AntiVir would not work, and I was getting emails like these at regular...
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SDB:System upgrade – openSUSE
SDB:System upgrade – openSUSE. Every once in a while, I feel like I have been living under a stupid rock. This was one of these cases. About 5 years ago, openSUSE added this feature: openFATE –...
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alias suse_version for getting the openSUSE version – openSUSE
I always forget where SuSE keeps its’ version number. Hence my alias: alias suse_version='cat /etc/SuSE-release' –jeroen via: SDB:Find openSUSE version – openSUSE.Filed under: *nix, Linux, Power User,...
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Hiding email behind a 30x redirect.
Last week, I thanked Jaykul for helping me out on PowerShell. But he taught me another thing that was new for me: on his site, he has hidden his email address behind a 302-redirect. I didn’t even...
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Windows: programmatically setting date/time stamps of files
For DOS programs, date and time stamps were used to mark versions of files. For instance, Turbo Pascal 6.0, had a 06:00 time stamp on every file. You can still do this in Windows, but need to watch for...
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HTTP debugging tools
Any web developer should know how to capture and trace HTTP traffic. I’ve written about Fiddler before, but that’s a Windows specific tool. Time to have a small list of posts and links to tools that...
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BitTorrent Labs: BitTorrent Sync – distributed peer-to-peer syncing your...
Interesting for people that do not trust Cloud Storage providers: BitTorrent Labs’ BitTorrent Sync. I’ve tried an early version, and it works “OK”. Not yet as well-integrated like for instance DropBox,...
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Using inotify-wait to check filesystem events
Thanks to Using inotify-wait to check filesystem events I got pointed to How to use inotify-tools to trigger scripts on filesystem events which is now on my research list. –jeroen Note that Kristian...
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Linux/bash: using mutt to send a file as an email attachment (via: Stack...
Just in case I need this again: None of the mutt ones worked for me. It was thinking the email address was part of the attachemnt. Had to do: echo “This is the message body” | mutt -a...
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Linux: sudo, su and their options (via: Ask Ubuntu)
Applies to many Linux distros and explains a lot about sudo, su and their parameters: sudo – How to run a command as a user whose login is disabled? – Ask Ubuntu.Filed under: *nix, Linux, Power User,...
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software.opensuse.org: Install package isv:ownCloud:community / owncloud
On my research list: software.opensuse.org: Install package isv:ownCloud:community / owncloud.Filed under: *nix, Linux, Power User, SuSE Linux
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interesting: YUMI – Multiboot USB Creator that understands both Windows and...
Ever wanted to put all your Windows installs on a bootable USB stick, but also add some Linux functionality? It looks like YUMI can do just that. On my research list (: –jeroen via: YUMI – Multiboot...
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