One of the best things about *nix-based systems is the rich command line interface that they all have. No matter what shell you actually use, the entire operating system is at your fingertips with a terminal. The only downside is that multiple windows must be open to do multiple things, right? Not with screen, a basic window manager for terminals. Open multiple sessions and even split-screen to make your life easier. Find out how after the jump.
Posts Tagged ‘Command Line’
Shell Scripting: Part 2
June 2nd, 2007Today brought more advanced shell scripting as I wrangled with administering users on the new site. This brought me in contact with learning Sed and Awk, as well as some more complicated bash tutorials.
So far I’m finding shell scripting an easy, yet powerful, mechanism for automating web site administration. I’m currently writing a mini-tutorial on what I’m setting up, in case anyone else is interested in creating a development system for web design on their own server.
Sed and Awk Micro-Primer – http://www.faqs.org/docs/abs/HTML/sedawk.html
Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide – http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/
Spice Up Your Shell Prompt
May 22nd, 2007Ever log into a box, or install a new distro, only to find that the prompt is either just a # or it only provides very minimalistic information? Well, it’s easy to change the look of the command prompt by editing the ~/.profile or other appropriate file.
