A few weeks back, we discussed advanced copy (modified cp command that shows progress bar). Most good web hosts will give you a command line tool as long as you opt for a VPS plan. A reader dropped in a comment pointing out another utility that also provides basic cp command functionality but along with… Read More »
Have you ever seen a train running on Linux command line? Have you ever seen ‘Tom and Jerry’ on Linux command line? Well, working on Linux command line is not that serious always. There lies a fun factor too. Here in this space, we shall discuss the idiosyncrasies of Linux command line. Assumption: Ubuntu Linux… Read More »
Today, I was looking for a way to permanently remain online in Gmail chat even if the window is not active. I stumbled upon a suggestion to install an internet messenger like Pidgin and connect it to Gtalk in order to remain online. I decided to download, install and use Pidgin to solve my problem but got… Read More »
Swiss Army Knife of networking netcat is a versatile tool that is able to read and write data across TCP and UDP network . Combined with other tools and redirection it can be used in number of ways in your scripts. You will be surprised to see what you can accomplish with Linux netcat command.… Read More »