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The Fundamentals of Bash Scripting

Tutorial • Beginner

Shell scripts are widely used in the UNIX world. They're excellent for speeding up repetitive tasks and simplifying complex execution logic. They can be as...

Patkos Csaba • 31 May 2013
Terminal and CLI

The Linux Firewall

Tutorial • Advanced

There are several firewall applications for Linux, but what you may not realize is that, at the heart of all these programs is a single all-mighty...

Patkos Csaba • 17 May 2013
Terminal and CLI

Test-Driving Shell Scripts

Tutorial • Advanced

Writing shell scripts is very much like programming. Some scripts require little time investment; whereas, other complex scripts may require thought,...

Patkos Csaba • 26 Apr 2013
Terminal and CLI

Writing a Shell Script From Scratch

Tutorial • Advanced

Writing shell scripts can be rather daunting, primarily because the shell isn't the most friendly of languages to use. However, I hope to show you in this...

Andrew Burgess • 19 Apr 2013
Terminal and CLI

The Command Line Is Your Best Friend

Tutorial • Intermediate

The command line can either be your best friend, or your worst enemy. It simply depends on how you use it, and what you use it for. If you're one of the many...

Patkos Csaba • 4 Mar 2013
Terminal and CLI

Quick Tip: Upgrade Your WordPress Site via SSH

Tutorial • Beginner

I have already written about how to install WordPress via the shell. I am taking it further today by showing how you can upgrade it as well using shell...

Navjot Singh • 14 Oct 2012
Terminal and CLI

SSH: What and How

Tutorial • Intermediate

Many web developers use SSH ("Secure Shell") on a daily basis to manage their servers, back up files, work remotely, and a myriad of other tasks. Today, I'll...

Jonathan Cutrell • 22 May 2012
Terminal and CLI

Top 10 Pitfalls When Switching to Vim

Tutorial • Beginner

Admit it: every time you see a person using Vim, you consider the possibility that they know something you don't. Why else would they be using an editor...

Jeffrey Way • 19 Apr 2012
Terminal and CLI

How to Customize Your Command Prompt

Tutorial • Intermediate

Lately, I've been getting this question a lot: "how did you get your terminal to look the way it does?" If you've noticed my terminal and are curious about...

Andrew Burgess • 16 Feb 2012
Terminal and CLI

How to Customize the Command Prompt

Tutorial • Intermediate

I’m a big fan of the terminal: whether you’re leveraging a handful of commands (or more!) to improve your development process, or just using it to quickly...

Andrew Burgess • 20 Jun 2011
Terminal and CLI

Vim Essential Plugin: PeepOpen

Tutorial • Intermediate

In this episode of our "Vim Essential Plugins" quick tip series, we'll take a look at the only application in our list that isn't free: PeepOpen. But,...

Jeffrey Way • 2 May 2011
Terminal and CLI

Vim Essential Plugin: NERDTree

Tutorial • Intermediate

In this episode of Vim Essential Plugins, we'll review the fantastic NERDTree plugin, which is a much improved replacement for the traditional file explorer.

Jeffrey Way • 21 Apr 2011