Archive for the bash Category

Really quick here, how to jam arround with file names for handy output file name creation. more »

If you are trying to run a classic bash for i in $( …. ) loop and things are getting messy, maybe you need to adjust the IFS variable. more »

shape that

| June 9th, 2008

Traffic shaping might sound fancy. And it can be, but here is a trick I use to improve performance on my LAN at home. more »

diff is a fabulous tool. Most of the time it is used to compare files. in this case we are going to use it to compare the output of two commands. more »

When I look at these files that I copied from my camera, I see they end with .JPG. I’d much rather have them end in .jpg. Call me picky, but I usually use lower case lettering for file extensions. more »

the ins and outs of bash

| April 3rd, 2008

You may already be familiar with many of the programs that can run in a *nix terminal. These programs are run by entering commands switches/options/parameters in a shell and ZOOM away they go. One of the popular shells is gnu bash. With this post I’d like to outline conceptually how I look at, and approach bash. more »

olug GNUBIE presentation

| April 2nd, 2008

Yesterday I had the opportunity to present at the local lug, http://olug.org
the presentation was titled “GNUBIE: GNU BASH INFORMATION EXPOSÉ”. It was quite an experience! more »

eee – webcam, follow up

| February 25th, 2008

Using the webcam with mjpg_streamer works like magic. I have been streaming to port 8080. more »

code publisher v0.1

| February 22nd, 2008

i hacked together some scripts to automate over vim’s ability to dump its buffers to html, and to run that html through tidy. more »

eee – webcam

| February 22nd, 2008

thinking of doing some cool things with the built in web cam. more »