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GIT 101 - the beginners guide

Fred C (W6BSD)

GIT Logo Git is a distributed version control system supporting non linear workflows, that focuses on speed and data integrity. Version control systems are essential for any form of distributed, collaborative development. Git is developed and maintained by Linus Torval the creator of the Linux...

Unix Archive Tools

Fred C (W6BSD)

The cpio(1) name is derived from CoPy In and Out. Cpio was standardized in POSIX.1-1988, but it was omitted from POSIX.1-2001 because of its file size and other limitations. The use of cpio by the RPM Package Manager make cpio an important archiving tool. The archive tool pax(1) is the POSIX...

Bash Tip - Beware of spaces

Fred C (W6BSD)

Everyone knows that filenames and variables can contain spaces, but when it comes to writing a shell script most of the shell developers seem eager to forget that fact and write scripts that do not safely handle filenames containing spaces. I can't count the numbers of time I saw people makeing...

Using SSH with an SSH bastion

Fred C (W6BSD)

One of the tasks of system administrators is to secure the machines inside of their network. To do so you usually configure access lists on your router to prevent access from the outside. If all the ports are blocked the system administrators won't be able to connect to the port 22 (ssh) to manage...