Command Line Magic

@climagic
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Cool Unix/Linux Command Line tricks you can use. Here mostly to inspire all to try more. Read docs first, run later.
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echo you can shuffle up the words of a sentence by using xargs twice like this | xargs -n1 echo | shuf | xargs

whois dirtyfrag\.com | grep -E "(Country|State|Creation)"

Interesting domain registration I noticed last night while writing up an advisory.

BTW in case you didn't notice, tomorrow at 1777777777 it's going to be 1777777777 epoch time.
Copy Fail is a very serious root escalation vuln released on Wednesday that requires your attention. More details and the fix at https://copy.fail/ and be sure to reboot after you've patched.
Be careful when you search for PuTTY or recommend the PuTTY SSH client to people. You want to make sure you give them the correct address. Major search engines still give the wrong one. The putty dot org address was never official and now has been repurposed for anti-vax crap https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/17/puttyorg_website_controversy/
PUTTY.ORG nothing to do with PuTTY – and now it's spouting pandemic piffle

Updated: Linking can be helpful – but not always… while disinformation can spread like a virus

The Register
Had the fortune of meeting Michael Elkins (left), the creator of the mutt email client, today while at the Information Sciences Institute.

sudo su -
alias facts='timedatectl set-ntp'
facts false
timedatectl set-time "1984-01-15"

Set your system date to January 15, 1984, and not for the Mac commercial. Just run 'facts true' to return to reality.

I made a podcast episode to welcome all the new Linux users to the community and invite them to participate in the community.
https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr4536/index.html
Hacker Public Radio ~ The Technology Community Podcast

Hacker Public Radio is a podcast that releases shows every weekday Monday through Friday. Our shows are produced by the community (you) and can be on any topic that is of interest to hackers and hobbyists.

Today someone asked me if I could open an Excel spreadsheet and I kinda chuckled at the question. But, it was a good reminder that even if the bar is low, it's not zero.
Is the post-mis-information age going to be any better?