How to simulate your cron environment

When you’re debugging cron jobs, it’s very useful to be able to simulate the environment your crons are running under so you can see what’s happening. Here’s how to do that: 1) Save your cron environment to a file Enter your crontab and add the following cron: * * * * * env > ~/.cronenv […]

sshman demo

A while back I wrote a CLI script that I use to manage connecting via SSH to various servers. I’m aware that I can create multiple config options in ~/.ssh/config; however, with 25+ servers that I frequently connect to, I prefer being able to select my servers from a list rather than remember the name […]

CLI Tips: Working with Images

Of all the tools I’ve added to my #webdev toolbelt during the last five years, gaining skill with the command line interface (CLI) is at the top of my list. With the CLI, I work quicker than using a mouse and a GUI, and there are a vast quantity of freely available solutions to just about any problem. Here are two […]

mycli – command line db interface

This looks handy: mycli is a command line interface for your DBs with nifty things like auto-completion and syntax highlighting.

jlevy/the-art-of-command-line

This is a great reference for learning how to use the command line.

Fluency on the command line is a skill often neglected or considered arcane, but it improves your flexibility and productivity as an engineer in both obvious and subtle ways. This is a selection of notes and tips on using the command-line that I’ve found useful when working on Linux. Some tips are elementary, and some are fairly specific, sophisticated, or obscure. This page is not long, but if you can use and recall all the items here, you know a lot.

Source: jlevy/the-art-of-command-line

Command Line Random Password Generator – sepisoad/rpg

rpg is a command line tool that helps you create random password which you can use for any purpose. ~ sepisoad/rpg

icdiff: side-by-side highlighted command line diffs

Nice command line tool for showing differences between files: icdiff: www.jefftk.com/icdiff