Unix / Linux: Remove Passphrase from SSL Private Key February 28th, 2016 Objective: Remove passphrase from a SSL private key.
Unix / Linux: Redirect of stderr Not Working January 31st, 2016 Explains stderr redirection pitfalls and common errors. For redirections to work, order is important and they are evaluated from left to right.
Unix / Linux: Create Binary File from Hex Dump January 17th, 2016 Objective: Create or convert a text hex dump input file to a binary file on Unix / Linux.
Unix / Linux: Display Running Clock in Terminal January 10th, 2016 Objective: On a Unix or Linux, display a running clock on the top right hand corner of a shell terminal.
Unix / Linux: Create File of Certain Size January 3rd, 2016 Objective: Create a new file on Unix / Linux which is of certain size.
Unix / Linux: Grep on One Column December 20th, 2015 Objective: Perform grep on one single column and if there’s a match, print the whole line.
Unix / Linux: Use Netcat to Check If Port Is Open December 12th, 2015 Objective: Use netcat (often abbreviated to nc) to check if a remote TCP or UDP port is open.
Shell Script: Check Leap Year December 5th, 2015 Objective: Use a shell script to read a year and check whether it is a leap year or not.
Unix / Linux: Change File Owner from One User to Another November 14th, 2015 Objective: Change ownership of all files belonging to a given user, within a targeted directory, to another specified user on Unix / Linux.
Linux: Assign Process to CPU Core October 4th, 2015 Objective: On SMP (Symmetric Multiprocessing) systems, override the Linux kernel’s process scheduling and bind a certain process to a specific CPU or core.