Here I show you how to repeat a command until it finishes successfully. This should only be done with programs that support resume and also have legit exit codes (or else theyRead More…
FreeBSD – Show info about running process – SIGINFO
When you are running a command hit Control-T anytime, its very useful when a command looks stuck. It causes the kernel to spit out a line similar to the following: load: 0.69Read More…
Enable Mouse Scrolling with Screen (tested in Putty)
Screen the app that can split screens like so, is not too intuitive when it comes to scrolling thru your bash shell. Notice where the cursor is in the diagram below, itsRead More…
Show and Print Tabs in Linux and Freebsd
To print tab characters (and other control characters) you cant just press Tab because tab is a special auto complete char in bash. Control-V then Tab or Control-V then Control-I (also knownRead More…
FreeBSD missing tee and tee append – make tee bash functions
The version of FreeBSD 8.0 that I am using is missing tee & tee -a (tee append) You know tee as in write on screen & file: date | tee thedate.txt Which will runRead More…
Sed replace new line with any text
Source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1251999/how-can-i-replace-a-newline-n-using-sed Replace with space: Use this solution with GNU sed: someoutput | sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/ /g' Here is cross-platform compatible syntax which works with BSD sed (FreeBSD 8 confirmed): someoutput | sed -eRead More…
Nohup Alternative
Learned it from here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6168781/how-to-include-nohup-inside-a-bash-script They use it to make current script daemoned but you can also make scripts that you run from within a script daemoned Instead of doing nohup prog & or nohupRead More…
Best way to protect against Ransomware – Backups and Snapshots
You’ve been hearing about Ransomware attacks (they are attacks that target your files and encrypt them and make you pay money to hidden organizations to get your files back – at firstRead More…
Guide to Fixing Audio Out of Sync in VLC
Watching a video and your audio and video are out of sync. Try reloading video. If that doesn’t work try the audio delay option (which will delay the audio by 50 millisecondRead More…
Best Most Featured Wallet – Ive searched the universe for this wallet
3 window ids that fit many or 1 items snugly. 2 or 4 hidden pockets. +8 credit card holders (i just use 2 and fit them all there). zipper pocket in cash pocket.Read More…