Paul Troncone
Customizing Your Linux bash Prompt
Customize the text and font of your Linux bash prompt by using the $PS1 variable.
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Paul Troncone
- Jun 23, 2021
- 2 min
Editing in Place - Redirecting Command Output to the Same Source File
Use our ow script to create a command pipeline that overwrites a source file without creating temporary files.
Paul Troncone
- Jun 4, 2021
- 2 min
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 13, 2021
- 1 min
Running PowerShell on Linux
PowerShell was originally designed for use in Windows, but more recent releases have added support for Linux, macOS, and ARM environments.
Paul Troncone
- May 7, 2021
- 4 min
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
- Apr 30, 2021
- 1 min
How to Add Git Bash and Cygwin to Windows Terminal
When you install Git for Windows it comes prepacked with Git Bash, a Linux terminal emulator. Git Bash is particularly useful because it...
Paul Troncone
- Apr 16, 2021
- 6 min
The Ping Command
The ping command, available on both the Windows and Linux CLI, is an implementation of the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) as...
Paul Troncone
- Mar 25, 2019
- 2 min
Converting between Windows and Linux line breaks
The Windows and Linux operating systems have a slight variation in how they handle newlines in files. Typically, in the Windows...
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