There are too many reasons to list. But I will list one which is very, very useful. The other day I was searching for a specific ID that was defined within a css file. The problem is that there are about 3 dozen css files scattered within this huge project. The problem: Recursively search *.css […]

Although I don’t typically name a file with the space, such as “my cool file” it is nonetheless possible to do so in linux. However, this causes problems when using tools such as the find command and the xargs command. The other day I rsync’d one of my folders to back up the documents to […]

I manage several linux server to which I must login on a daily basis using SSH. Each server has different credentials. Not only do I use SSH, but I often use SCP (secure copy) to copy files from one server to another. Both commands require a password. There is a way, however, to create a […]