Tag: scripting
All the articles with the tag "scripting".
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Linux Bash Tips and Tricks pt1
Bash tricks that save keystrokes — history expansion, brace expansion, process substitution, and the shortcuts your fingers will thank you for.
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Set the Timezone in Ubuntu with timedatectl
Set, verify, and sync your timezone in Ubuntu using timedatectl — one command to fix the clock on a newly provisioned server.
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Creating Image Slideshows with Voiceovers using FFMPEG
Build a video slideshow from static images with a voiceover track using FFmpeg — concat filters, fade transitions, and audio sync.
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Understanding the Mogrify Tool in Linux: A Guide to Image Manipulation
mogrify from ImageMagick batch-processes images — resize, convert, compress, and apply effects to entire directories at once.
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Docker Compose useful commands
The docker compose commands you actually use daily — up, down, logs, exec, pull, and the flags that make them way more useful.
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Ubuntu & Bash tutorial & basic utilities
Essential bash utilities for Ubuntu newcomers — file management, text processing, process control, and the commands you'll type every day.
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Alsa CLI Volume control
Control Linux audio volume and mic boost from the terminal with ALSA's amixer — no GUI needed, no remembering cryptic card numbers.
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Linux distribution info & kernel info
Find your Linux distro version, kernel version, and architecture with uname, lsb_release, /etc/os-release, and hostnamectl.
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linux shell argument list too long rsync or cp
Fix 'Argument list too long' errors in bash when cp or rsync chokes on thousands of files — xargs and find-based workarounds.
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Repair & Optimize all Mysql Databases one liner
Repair and optimize all MySQL databases at once with mysqlcheck — a one-liner that runs on every table without logging into MySQL.
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Remove spaces or Edit chracters in filenames
Rename files to remove spaces and special characters using bash — rename, tr, and parameter expansion patterns for bulk file cleanup.
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Archive & Compression utilities
tar, gzip, bzip2, xz, zip — demystified. When to use each compression tool, speed vs ratio trade-offs, and the flags you'll actually need.