How I use the Linux sed command to automate file edits
How I use the Linux sed command to automate file edits Jim Hall Tue, 08/02/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like When I use the Linux command line, whether I’m writing a new program on my desktop computer or managing a website on my web server, I often need to process text files. Linux provides powerful tools that I leverage to get my work done. I frequently use sed, an editor that can modify...
How I disabled IPv6 on Linux
How I disabled IPv6 on Linux David Both Mon, 08/01/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like IPv6 is a good thing for the Internet in general, but I find it unnecessarily complex for use in most home and small- to medium-size businesses. Like many others, I continue to use private IPv4 address ranges for my own internal networks and those for which I have some level of responsibility. My ISP only provides...
Why program management matters in open source
Why program management matters in open source Ben Cotton Mon, 08/01/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like Everyone does program management. Some just do it poorly. I’ve used that line for a laugh at the beginning of talks, but it’s true. Program management is, at its core, the act of coordinating the interfaces between teams to produce something of value. In open source projects, the...
Learn Rust by debugging Rust
Learn Rust by debugging Rust Gaurav Kamathe Fri, 07/29/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like In my previous article about rustup, I showed you how to install the Rust toolchain. Well, what good is the toolchain if you won’t be using it to get more hands-on with Rust? Learning any language involves reading existing code and writing a lot of sample programs. That’s a good way to become proficient...
Fix bugs in Bash scripts by printing a stack trace
Fix bugs in Bash scripts by printing a stack trace Evan “Hippy” Slatis Fri, 07/29/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like No one wants to write bad code, but inevitably bugs will be created. Most modern languages like Java, JavaScript, Python, etc., automatically print a stack trace when they encounter an unhandled exception, but not shell scripts. It would make it much easier to find and fix...
Use this nifty Unix tool to process text on Linux
Use this nifty Unix tool to process text on Linux Jim Hall Thu, 07/28/2022 – 03:00 1 reader likes this 1 reader likes this Unix has always excelled at processing text, and Linux is no different. And the tools to work with and transform text files still exist on all Linux systems. Like other computer systems, early Unix printed on paper, using a typewriter-style printing device. These printers provided limited formatting options,...
