Category: Command-line Interface
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Using alternate SSH ports with rsync
I live on the command-line. I also use the hell out of rsync to move files around. And because I’m paranoid / security conscious, I run sshd on an alternate port to provide an additional layer of obscurity to things. While providing me with some piece of mind, using an…
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Finding which process is listening on a port
I’m known for having a lot of projects. These days I have a day job, am trying to grind out more posts a week on this blog, regularly write for Alligator.io, run HolidayAPI and Ginpop and am currently on the “advisor track” for Startup School with CrowdSync. This list doesn’t…
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Speed up your shell prompt when using Node Version Manager
I absolutely hate using version managers like nvm and rvm. These days I don’t run any project session management like tmuxinator and tend to forget that I need to be switching Node.js versions depending on the project I am on. I know, I know… I really should get back to…
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Include files in your ~/.ssh/config
Recently as I was setting up my new rig (System 76 Galago Pro, review to come, I promise) I came to realize that my SSH config, ~/.ssh/config had turned into absolute bloatware. There’s stuff in there from previous jobs and projects, stuff for servers that don’t exist anymore and worthless…
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Set Vim background based on your terminal’s background color
I’ve been spending more time at the pool lately (sorry, not sorry) and I’ve found myself manually switching between a light and a dark gnome-terminal theme. This was all well and good, but my .vimrc includes set background=dark so regardless of which theme I’m using in the terminal, vim has…
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Get your own dotfiles
These are my dotfiles. There are many like them, but these are mine. A lot of folks do it. They publish their dotfiles because they want other people to enjoy them. Free as in Freedom and all of that. And there’s not a damn thing wrong with that workflow. I…
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How to tell if your shell is a subshell of Vim
If you’re like me, you use Vim. If you’re like me, you use :sh[ell]. If you’re like me, you forget that you used :sh and open Vim again. I’ve been getting better about it, but every once in a while I end up with 2 or 3 nested Vim processes…
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Minimalist git prompt
For as long as I can remember, I have had some sort of git status as part of my shell prompt. Early on I had used the canned git prompt scripts that are floating around out there. I felt they were way too bloated with the 42-some-odd glyphs that they…
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Switching from tmux to GNU Screen
I’m was a bit late to the terminal multiplexer game. I had used GNU Screen on servers here and there to be able to keep tabs on long running processes but it wasn’t until this past year that I decided to start using tmux full-time locally. Why tmux if I…
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Using ssh-copy-id with an alternate SSH port
If you’re anything like me, you’re somewhat paranoid security-minded. Because of this, you’ve most likely moved the SSH port on your server(s) to something other than the standard port 22. Nothing wrong with a little bit of security through obscurity on top of all of the other crap you’ve done…