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Paul Troncone
Jul 10, 20213 min read
Customizing Your Linux bash Prompt
Customize the text and font of your Linux bash prompt by using the $PS1 variable.
Paul Troncone
Jun 17, 20211 min read
How to Open the Windows Command Prompt
Before you can leverage the power of the command line you first need to open it. In Windows 10 you have two primary options.
Paul Troncone
Jun 4, 20212 min read
Creating Hybrid Scripts - Leveraging the Power of Multiple Shells
You may think of command line scripts as using one specific shell or language, but depending on your environment you can combine multiple...
Paul Troncone
May 28, 20212 min read
Traversing and Creating Directories in Windows Command Prompt (cmd)
From the Windows Command Prompt you can use the cd command to display your current working directory or change to a different directory.
Paul Troncone
May 21, 20214 min read
Creating Windows Batch Scripts
The Windows command prompt is not the most powerful option available, but it is fairly full featured for scripting.
Paul Troncone
May 7, 20214 min read
Dynamically Building Commands Using xargs, bash, and foreach
Dynamic pipelines allow you to create powerful one-liners where mere mortals would need an entire script.
Paul Troncone
Jul 22, 20202 min read
Using the Linux awk Command to Slice and Dice data
The Linux awk command is a powerful alternative to the cut command for slicing columnar data.
Paul Troncone
Apr 22, 20201 min read
Linux cut Command Overview
Use the cut command to extract columnar data from files by using character or field location Common Command Options -c Character ...
Paul Troncone
Apr 21, 20201 min read
Linux tr Command Overview
In this video we look at the tr command and its uses: Replacing characters Deleting characters Squeezing characters Common Command...
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