Using grep, you can quickly find text matching a regular expression in a single file, a group of files, or text coming from stdin. The most common way to find text in a Linux system is using the command-line utility grep. This utility was originally developed for the Unix operating system in the early 1970s. Grep …
October 6, 20231 What are cron, cron job, and crontab?2 Understand a cron job syntax3 How to handle an error on your cron job • Send output to a specific file • Use /dev/null4 Write a simple cron automation script5 Conclusion6 References What are cron, cron job, and crontab? Cron is a system that helps Linux users …
August 31, 2021Colin Newcomer on WordPress June 11, 2020 20 Backing up your WordPress site is something that you’ll absolutely want to learn, to prevent yourself from heartbreak down the road. In this article, we’re going to make the topic of WordPress backups as painless as possible by covering everything you need to know. Learning how to back …
August 31, 2021Here is a quick fix that might help users experiencing the “no devices available” problem when using xsane, the Linux scanning tool. In this case, the device was an HP 3070 B611, a combined printer and scanner. The OS (Fedora 20) was able to see the device as a printer and print okay, but the scanner …
August 31, 2021Posted on August 23, 2014 The Raspberry Pi is a small Linux computer designed to help children learn programming. Being a full Linux System, it can also be used as a server or as the basis for various projects. The Pi’s low power consumption makes it particularly suited to the role of always-on web server. This …
August 31, 2021Posted on November 4, 2014 This article explains how to send email from the Raspberry Pi. It is a generic procedure and also works on other Debian distributions. This is not for receiving mail, only for sending it. (Receiving email on the Pi is a much more involved process, requiring your Pi to perform the role …
August 31, 2021Posted on February 10, 2015 Here is a tip for speeding up WordPress, especially if you are running it on a low power server. I made the change to WordPress running on a small ARM server, resulting in an immediate and dramatic speed up. It works because it prevents bots on the Internet from wasting your …
August 31, 2021Posted on February 21, 2015 The Raspberry Pi’s low power consumption makes it well suited to the role of always-on server. This post describes how to install Owncloud onto the Pi. Owncloud is an open source software package providing remote file sharing services, similar to Dropbox. But with Owncloud, you retain ownership, security and control of …
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