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Linux / Unix: Unicode and HTML Characters Lookup By Name or Number
I need to replace special characters with equivalent hexadecimal unicode under Linux or Unix like operating system. How do I list or find out unicodes for given characters?Read answer to: "Linux /...
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gnome-terminal: There Was An Error Creating The Child Process For This Terminal
I am using CentOS 5 on my laptop. If I open gnome-terminal by right clicking the desktop, I am getting an error that read as follows:There was an error creating the child process for this terminal How...
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SSH: Use Remote Bash / KSH source Command Set Variable Locally From a Remote...
I have setup a master / local server combination using OpenSSH. My local server depends upon master server for a remote sourcing. The remote sourcing should set a large number of variables locally in a...
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Set/Export: http_proxy With Special Characters In Password Under Unix / Linux
My proxy server password has special characters such as !,@, and so on. How do I set and export the variable called http_proxy or HTTP_PROXY when password has special characters under Unix like...
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HowTo: Linux Limit A Specific User’s Shell Account Network Bandwidth Using...
I am using a bash shell under Ubuntu Linux operating system. Sometime I need to restrict my own Internet bandwidth for all my shell applications such as ftp, sftp, wget, curl and friends. How do I...
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MySQL Server: Bind To Multiple IP Address
I have MySQL database system running on FreeBSD. The server has multiple ip address. The mysqld used by many websites hosted on two other CentOS based servers. I would like to bind MySQL sever running...
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Debian / Ubuntu: Install Latest Version Of OpenSHOT on-Linear Video Editor
OpenShot is a free and open source video editor designed to create videos on Linux. This app act as an alternative to iMoive or Windows Movie Maker. I am using Debian Linux 6.x. This version ships with...
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What Is SELinux?
What is SELinux? Why should I use SELInux on my CentOS or Red Hat Enterprise Linux server running on IBM hardware?Read answer to: "What Is SELinux?"
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Gracefully Restart Nginx Web Server After Changes Made In a Config File
I know how to gracefully restart Apache web server under Unix like operating system. I made changes to nginx.conf. How do I gracefully restart Nginx web server? How do I make changes in a Nginx server...
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Bash Shell: Find Out If a Variable Is Empty Or Not
My shell script depends upon user input. How do I find out if a variable called $_JAIL path is empty under Linux / Apple OS X / Unix like operating systems?Read answer to: "Bash Shell: Find Out If a...
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OpenBSD / FreeBSD / NetBSD: PF Firewall List Rules
I can use iptables -L -n command with Linux operating system to list the current firewall rules. How do I list all the current firewall rules under OpenBSD / FreeBSD / NetBSD operating systems? How can...
View ArticleShell Script To Get Data Center Information, IP Owner, City and Country From...
A sample shell script to print domain ip address hosting information such as location of server, city, ip address owner, country and network range. This is useful to track spammers or research purpose.
View Articlenginx Chroot Helper Bash Shell Script To Copy Libs To /lib64 and...
Use this shell script to copy shared (libs) files to nginx chrooted jail server. This is tested on 64 bit Linux (Redhat and Friends only)
View ArticleLinux Rip Audio CDBash Shell Scripting Directory For Linux / UNIX
A simple shell script to rip audio cd and create mp3 file using lame and cdparanoia utilities.
View ArticleShell Script To Build And Install PHP Security Model SuhosinBash Shell...
A simple shell to build and install suhosin as module for PHP under CentOS Fedora and RHEL / Redhat Linux servers.
View ArticleShell Script To Build And Install PHP Xcache Opcode Cache ExtensionBash Shell...
A simple shell to build and install Xcahce Opcode Cache as module for PHP under CentOS, Fedora and RHEL / Redhat Enterprise Linux.
View ArticleLinux Shell Script To Backup and Restore MBR (Master Boot Recored)Bash Shell...
mbrback shell script creates a backup of your hard drive’s MBR and its partition table. You can then use mbrback to restore the MBR boot code, full MBR, or partition table from the backup files.
View ArticleShell script: Opens LUKS Partition and Sets Up a Mapping [ Mounting Encrypted...
A Linux shell script to mount dm-crypt (transparent disk encryption subsystem in Linux kernel) partitions with passphrase.
View ArticleSimple Shell Script To Wake Up NAS Devices Using Linux or Unix ComputerBash...
A simple shell to Wake Up nas devices / home servers using Linux and Unix command line.
View ArticleCurl Shell Script To Purge Cache From Bitgravity Content Delivery NetworkBash...
A simple shell script to purge Bitgravity cdn cache using API and curl command line. Tested on RHEL 6.x, Debian 6.x, and Ubuntu Linux.
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