Posts about 'Linux'
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Apr 17, 2010
Using tar and gzip
Picture from flickr by WindwirralHere are the basic steps to use tar and gzip to package up some files in a compressed archive, so that you can move them to...
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Jan 2, 2010
Securing an ssh server with fail2ban
There are all kinds of ways to secure an ssh server, with varying degrees of increasing security and decreasing flexibility. For example by limiting your server to only accept connections...
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Jan 2, 2010
Using screen
When running a linux app, perhaps on a remote box, you don't want it to terminate when you close the terminal window. You can run some applications as daemons, or...
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May 27, 2009
Linux: Looking at files changed recently
This is really handy (on Linux and Cygwin) when you're working on a project that may not be in source control and you want to see what you changed recently....