By default MySQL command-line client wraps lines in a SELECT query result and has no paging. You can solve both these problems by using the less command available in Unix/Linux systems. Entering the following command …
I wrote this very simple bash script to check the gzip compressed tar files generated by cPanel's backup. It attempts to extract each file individually to /dev/null and emails a list of the ones that …
Importing and exporting MySQL databases in a Unix/Linux environment can be done easily with a single command. You can even choose to export the database's structure or data only. Exporting is done using the mysqldump …
A list of 30 Bash shortcut keys that will save you time. Bash is the default shell in most Linux distributions and the most popular. The shortcuts are divided into 3 sections (navigation, editing and …
Netcat is a networking program in UNIX-like systems for reading from and writing to network connections using TCP or UDP. Its man page says "The nc utility is used for just about anything under the …
I have been trying different streaming servers the past few days for a project I'm working on. Out of the ones I tested so far none was as easy to install and configure as the …
Would you like to know if your server's OS is running on bare-metal or on a virtual machine. imvirt and virt-what are 2 Linux scripts that allow you to do so easily. Both are open …