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Tag Archives: Bash
Awesome new keyboard shortcuts
A few new bash shortcuts I have recently come across that fill me with joy: “Alt + .”: This inserts the last argument to the last command. So say you just tailed a config file and you want to vim … Continue reading
Bash history tips and tricks
Commands you type at a bash prompt are likely stored in what is known as your bash history. Some minor tweaks to how this history is written can be quite handy. Here are the ones I have found most useful, … Continue reading
Lost in a sea of terminals
Usually I enjoy my screen being covered with a variety of terminals across multiple servers. But on occasion, I type utterly the wrong thing, in utterly the wrong place, and calamity ensues. So to provide a slight buffer against this, … Continue reading
Handy script: LAMP stack version printer
Often when troubleshooting or setting up servers, I need to know the installed versions of applications commonly grouped into the “LAMP” stack. I dislike having to remember the slight differences between them when trying to coerce each to divulge their … Continue reading
Reference script for CLI color codes
I have been experimenting with adding more color to my bash prompts of late. I find it easier to read when the fields are in distinct colors. The problem I always have is remembering what those wonderfully obscure ANSI escape … Continue reading