#bash

Installing things with style

Brett Weir 8 min read

Mar 27, 2023 — The install command is profoundly useful and profoundly underrated. Learn how this tiny unassuming command can save a ton of scripting and make your installations cleaner and more robust.

Read more»

Transfer files with ssh

Brett Weir 14 min read

Feb 20, 2023 — Unix tools are designed to be useful in new ways that tool authors don't anticipate. In this article, we'll use ssh to re-create the functionality of scp.

Read more»

Making history

Brett Weir 4 min read

Dec 8, 2022 — Bash saves every command you type! Learn how to capture shell sessions you want, and safely erase ones you don't.

Read more»