So very true. I feel the same way about vi, which I've been using since
I was a student in 1979, and still feel that I only know about 20% of it.
Wish I could attend too. If there is a summary or writeup of any kind
please share.
Michael
On 08/17/2013 03:46 PM, Amos Shapira wrote:
Good on you.
It's funny how infinite is the ocean of command line utilities, e.g. as a
long time user of the command line:
1. I only learned about "grep -r" 8 years ago (in my first workplace in
Australia)
2. I only discovered that "less -R" (capital "R") is much better for
viewing and searching colorised text files than "less -r" (lower case "r")
a couple of weeks ago.
3. two days ago I found how to make "awk" access environment variables
(through ENVIRON["VARIABLENAME"]), though I knew what I was looking for.
4. Only a short while ago I learned a trick to script "echo line >>
root-only-writable-file" by replacing it with "echo line | sudo tee -a
root-only-writable-file".
And the list goes on and on.
The take away? Command line veterans can also benefit and enjoy such a
meeting by learning and sharing their own knowledge. Wish I could attend.
On 18 August 2013 03:09, Eli Billauer <[email protected]> wrote:
On Monday, August 19th at 18:30, Haifux will gather to hear a talk by Eli
Billauer:
Command-line utilities: Tips and tricks (part II)
Command-line utilities is the real power of a Linux computer, and yet
there's always a few useful utilities that even an experienced Linux user
doesn't know about. This meeting is dedicated to going through several
random utilities, some of which are less known, others are known but have
surprising possibilities.
The range goes from things as simple as using "touch" to fake a
modification date to using ssh for surfing the web (with your browser) as
if your computer was in another country.
No previous knowledge is required. Even though newbies will gain the most
of this meeting, there is also room for those more familiar with the shell
prompt. Those who want to take the stand for a few minutes to talk about a
utility are welcome, of course.
There will be no slides during this meetings, just a shell window for
demonstrations.
For the list of suggested topics that may or may not be covered:
http://haifux.org/lectures/**305/ <http://haifux.org/lectures/305/>
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We meet in Taub building, room 6. For instructions see:
http://www.haifux.org/where.**html <http://www.haifux.org/where.html>
Attendance is free, and you are all invited!
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Future lectures:
02/09/13 You & The Biometric Database: Jonathan J. Klinger
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We are always interested in hearing your talks and ideas. If you wish to
give a talk, hold a discussion, or just plan some event haifux might be
interested in, please contact us at [email protected]
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