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What are the fundamental CLI commands for navigating and managing files on a Linux server? #commandline #server

What are the fundamental CLI commands for navigating and managing files on a Linux server?

I am really motivated to learn how to manage and configure Linux servers, but as a beginner, the terminal and server administration can feel a bit overwhelming at times. I want to build a solid

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रञ्जित (Ranjit Mathew)8h ago

Very nifty:

“Shell Tricks That Actually Make Life Easier (And Save Your Sanity)”, Christian Hofstede-Kuhn (https://blog.hofstede.it/shell-tricks-that-actually-make-life-easier-and-save-your-sanity/).

Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47525243

On Lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/xpx9vi/shell_tricks_actually_make_life_easier

#Unix #Shell #Bash #Zsh #Terminal #CommandLine #CLI #Tips

Shell Tricks That Actually Make Life Easier (And Save Your Sanity)

Watch someone backspace 40 characters instead of pressing CTRL+W, and you’ll understand why this list exists. A collection of shell tricks-grouped by what works everywhere and what’s Bash/Zsh-speci...

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Keepita

9h ago

There are few things in tech more satisfying than:

A terminal command running with 0 errors on the first try. ✅

Seeing your local storage space drop after a long-overdue cleanup. 📉

Getting a clean, structured JSON response without any unexpected nesting. 📊

Small wins keep the gears turning. ⚙️☕
What’s your tech-win of the day?

#Keepita #DevLife #TechWins #JSON #CommandLine #DataManagement #IndieDev #BuildInPublic #CleanCode

Devin Prater :blind:12h ago

So on Windows, we have this issue with NVDA where if you work with Claude code long enough, a good 15-20 minutes, NVDA will hang and die. Well, I thought macOS and VoiceOver would be better, but after a good ten minutes, VoiceOver hung. I had to turn it off and back on a few times to get it going again. Ugh. Screen readers just aren't ready for the reckless prettification of the command line.

#accessibility #blind #mac #claude #cli #commandline #terminal

Keepita

1d ago

alias explore_backup="keepita --open-box" 🖥️🐧

Stop using clunky, corporate software to guess what's hiding in your mobile data. If you love clean paths, structured files, and actual control, you're the reason we built #Keepita.

Run your own data inspection with our Free Trial: https://panel.keepita.com/

Freedom tastes better in the terminal (and in your browser). 😉

#Keepita #Linux #SysAdmin #Terminal #CommandLine #FOSS #OpenSource #IndieDev #BuildInPublic #DataManagement #Privacy

Keepita

Whatisgoingon 1d ago

I always loved command line progress updates - I find them comforting.

You can always see what currently happens. And where it might be stuck.

I really dislike only having a desktop app with an ominous little bar that fills up with pixels.

No wonder that I prefer using the CLI for everything.

#cli #commandline

Frontend Dogma 3d ago

web-features-cli, by @patrickbrosset:

https://www.npmjs.com/package/web-features-cli

#packages #commandline #webplatform #learning

web-features-cli

A command-line tool for looking up web platform features. Search by keyword, check Baseline status, find MDN docs, specs, browser bugs, survey results, and more, from your terminal.. Latest version: 1.0.0, last published: a day ago. Start using web-features-cli in your project by running `npm i web-features-cli`. There are no other projects in the npm registry using web-features-cli.

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Alvin Ashcraft 🐿️3d ago

Trick out your GitHub Copilot CLI with Oh My Posh | with Kayla Cinnamon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z30sTWqcVwY

#githubcopilot #ohmyposh #cli #terminal #copilotcli #ai #commandline

Trick out your GitHub Copilot CLI with Oh My Posh

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grobi 4d ago

Astro Catalog
by Sylvain Villet
https://github.com/sylvainvillet
https://app.astrobin.com/u/SylvainV
https://app.astrobin.com/forum/topic/191541

This project generates a mosaic of Messier or Caldwell objects, using images from a local folder.
The script arranges the objects into a configurable grid, supports larger slots for extended targets (e.g. Andromeda), and overlays labels and a title.

Perfect for creating a large-format print.

Features:
+ Loads Messier or Caldwell object images from a folder (M31.jpg, M-31.png, M_31.tif, etc.)
+ Places objects on a grid with configurable layout
+ Supports multi-cell slots for large objects (e.g. M31, M42, M45)
+ Supports grouping multiple objects in one slot for objects close to each other (e.g. M42 and M43, M31 and M32)
+ Adds a title and progress counter if it's not completed yet
+ Draws labels on images and placeholders for missing ones
+ Adjustable size of the final image
+ Saves as JPEG, PNG or TIFF

https://github.com/sylvainvillet/astro-catalog#features

#space #tech #science #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #code #python #unix #linux #commandline #plotting