Useful Linux commands
If you work with linux at the command line then you’ll need these commands: pwd Show current location ls List files (short) ll List files (long with details) ll -h List files in...
View ArticleMy favorite Linux find file contents command
This is my favorite find contents in file command to use in Linux: find -type f -print0 | xargs -r0 grep -F ‘SEARCH_TERMS’|more It searches all file contents for the SEARCH_TERMS that you specify...
View Article25 worst passwords of 2011
From http://mashable.com/2011/11/17/worst-internet-passwords/ 1. password 2. 123456 3. 12345678 4. qwerty 5. abc123 6. monkey 7. 1234567 8. letmein 9. trustno1 10. dragon 11. baseball 12. 111111 13....
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Script to backup a database
Create a filed called “database_backup.sh” Put the following code in that file: #!/bin/bash filename=`date ‘+%m%d%y’` mysqldump -u YOUR_USERNAME -p YOUR_DATABASE_NAME —password=YOUR_DATABASE_PASSWORD...
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Commodore OS Vision
I installed Commodore OS Vision on one of my old laptops last night. Overall it’s a nice little linux-based OS. The speed and graphics were impressive! It was really neat hearing the old SAM...
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Netgear A6100 WiFi USB Mini Adapter install for Ubuntu/Lubuntu
Operating System: Lubuntu 14.10 My laptop’s internal wireless adapter decided to start acting up a few weeks ago. I tried to deal with it but the frequent disconnections were affecting my ability...
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Dr. Horrible’s Traceroute
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog is great. Someone set up a series of hops that can be seen with a traceroute. Here’s the whole thing when it works: Here is as far as it gets for me: 13 bad.horse...
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PHP7 and Magento (M)
I finally installed PHP7 this weekend and ran some Magento local dev sites. The speed increase is impressive! It’s so much faster that it should be a mandatory requirement. There’s only a couple of...
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Worst Passwords of 2015
Two years ago I posted “The Worst Password of 2012.” The use of insecure passwords hasn’t changed very much. Here are the worst passwords of 2015. The passwords in RED were also on the list for 2012 so...
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