I learnt something handy in BASH recently - operate-and-get-next (Ctrl-o). If you type:Then up-arrow back to 'echo one'. Then press Ctrl-o instead of enter it will execute the command and display the following one in your history ('echo two' in this case).Very handy for replaying a series of commands.$ echo one one $ echo two two $ echo three three
Friday, September 17, 2010
Repeating a series of commands in bash
Wow, this was really cool... captured from a thread on reddit..
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Simplify LDAP with Fedora's 389 Directory Server
If you've ever had to deal with LDAP, you know it is not an easy beast to master. In fact, the command line tools for LDAP alone would keep many users from even attempting to learn how to take advantage of this powerful tool. If you look, you'll find several tools that make the job of managing LDAP data easier. One of the best is the 389 Directory Server for Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. 389 is extremely powerful and offers a simple to use GUI for all aspects of user, group, and server management.Read more here:
http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/360800-manage-your-ldap-data-with-389-directory-server#
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Systemd and Fedora 14
Systemd and Fedora 14: "LWN.net: 'Systemd, an alternative to Upstart or System V init, has made big strides since it was announced at the end of April. It has been packaged for Fedora and openSUSE, and for users of Fedora Rawhide, it gets installed as the default.'"
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