Category: Linux command line
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STEM: Programming for Kids – Step 1 User Input
So the project we are starting requires some understanding of the code blocks before we explode little minds into cramming them together to make something as cool as a translator, so let’s start at the beginning – User Input. GOAL: Ask a user to enter their name and have your sprite say “Hello, name!” Required:…
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Connect, SSH & TOR – another guide for the paranoid, and the tinfoil hats.
Uber paranoid? Want to completely hide your tracks when SSH’ing across the planet? You will Need: Connect SSH TOR The Spell: ssh -l username -2 xxx.xxx.x.x -o ProxyCommand=”/usr/local/bin/connect -4 -S localhost:9050 %h %p” The Guts – what’s doin what? -l says “use this username” -2 says use protocol 2 (dont use 1. Why? SSH1…
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Creating an Ubuntu Server with Webmin – Easy Peasy
Install Ubuntu Server: For detailed instructions on performing the base install, just head over to the ubuntu forums. They’re very informative, well presented, and easy to read. If you have any problems, comment below and I’ll see if I can be of any help. Once Ubuntu Server has been installed, login and do an apt-get…
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Crontab and backups
[tab:Why Cron?] Giggyup! I love anything that can be automated. I’m not a fan of having to manually perform mindless, brain numbing tasks. This is post is just a summary of setting up a cron to perform an offsite backup. The connection to the remote server, public keys and rsync have been covered in a more…
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Removing all spaces in a file name
Why would you want to remove spaces in a file name? Because IT’S ANNOYING! When running scripts or traversing through directories, spaces make life just that little bit more annoying. Sure not A LOT more annoying, but a little. I’m a fan of being as least annoyed as I possibly can be, so here’s a…
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Installed php but didnt add the -curl option? Here’s the quick fix.
So you have installed php have a development server running, and BAM! … a script has informed you that you require cURL support for it to run… dammit! You forgot to install cURL didnt you? Never mind, the fix is simple: 1.Install cURL sudo apt-get install php5-curl 2.Edit your php.ini. If you don’t know where…
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Switching Users in Terminal
Most people know that to get from being a normal user to root, you can just type su [enter], give the root password and hey presto; you’re now root@somedomain. But what if I want to switch to another normal account when in terminal? Same deal.. The only difference is that when you Switch User this…
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PhpMyadmin – Export/Import and file size limits
[tab:Scenario]I’m currently working on developing a Business Information Manager using the EPESI BIM framework. It means ALOT of backups in between changes as I don’t use a repository. Its a simple “backup the database and page I’m working on” type scenario. What this means though is that Im constantly faced with Export/Import of SQL files.…
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Connecting to MySQL via MySQL Administrator on a Local Network
I have a dev server rack in my home, and being the geek that I am I have PC’s everywhere throughout my house all networked according to their jobs. My command centre (Office and Gaming centre) is where I do most of my work, but my files and sites are stored on a dev share…
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Terminal Manuals (man pages)
to read a manual page about a command in Terminal type man commandname This will bring up the manual page for that command. To leave a man page simply press “q”.