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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 …