Articles tagged shell

• 19.11.2023 27.2.2021 archlinux, shell

  Use dash as /bin/sh

  This article only slightly expands on what the archwiki says about it.Linking /bin/sh to dash instead of bash is not the same as “changing your default shell”.Using …
• 8.3.2023 shell, email

  Check for unread email in all subscribed folders

  I want to do this on the command line, maybe set up a timer once it works, and display the results via notification and in conky.It’s possible to …
• 12.9.2020 27.5.2018 shell, bash

  Shell Scripting For Speed

  Inspired by a forum threadChoose which shell your scripts use, that’s the “#/bin/*sh” at the top:Once you made that choice, it should influence your coding quite …
• 15.9.2019 security, shell, linux

  How to not only encrypt but also decrypt a (password) string

  Towards the end (points 4. and 5.) this article has instructions on how to encrypt/decrypt any string.It might come in handy when e.g. checking your Email with …
• 8.9.2019 shell, security

  Translate Text via Command Line through Tor

  I sometimes use a shortcut to quickly translate snippets of highlighted text, via google translate. I hate to admit it, but it does this best. It auto-detects the input language …
• 8.8.2019 linux, shell

  How to provide information about peripherals with dmesg

  You want to see how your Linux system reacts to a certain peripheral being plugged in (smartphone, monitor, USB stick etc.). dmesg can provide that information, but one needs to …
• 21.6.2018 shell, git

  Migrating Git Repos

  I feel the need to migrate all my github stuff to somewhere else. Because Microsoft is buying Github. Gitlab does not seem to be that much different.In the end …
• 6.5.2018 linux, shell

  Search man pages with less: Unhighlight search results

  The man command uses a pager, that is responsible for pagination, but also search and highlight. If your pager is less, you can search man pages with /search string. It …
• 21.2.2017 linux, shell

  Arrange long Command Output in Columns

  There’s this one command whose output you need to look at again and again. It’s a long list of short words and whizzes by too fast and using …
• 11.12.2016 linux, shell

  Convert man pages to HTML with the Ansi Html Adapter (aha)

  I was having a hard time trying to find a man-to-html converter that does what I want: just properly translate what little formatting man uses. What I found (groff, troff …