Many times I found myself typing history into the terminal and then copy/paste the command I was looking for. But, then I found the below tricks to help repeat that command faster and more efficiently. Use Control+R I found this to be the most beneficial for me. It will do a reverse search really fast! …
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How to restart a service running in docker compose
I’m playing with docker-compose for a test Flask app. My docker-compose.yml looks like this: I noticed any change I made in my files within my templates folder did not take effect when I reloaded the browser locally at localhost:5000 So, I found that I can just restart the ‘www’ service defined on my docker-compose.yml file …
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Connect to a remote MySQL database using Linux terminal
This is simple. After you setup a user with proper access rights run the below commands. # mysql -u yourUser -p -h <yourHostname or IP> A little explanation: -u tells mysql what your username -p tells mysql you have a password and will prompt you to enter it after you press enter -h tells mysql …
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Restart sound service in Ubuntu
The other day my sound stopped working on Ubuntu 18.04 desktop. I have no clue why. The sound stopped working overnight for some reason. After some research I found the below command to restart the sound service on Ubuntu: pulseaudio -k && sudo alsa force-reload All works now! Give it a try and let me …
Minicom error “Device /dev/ttyS0 is locked”
Sometimes if the connection to a device via Minicom is lost, the next time you start Minicom you could see an error: Device /dev/ttyS0 is locked. The name /dev/ttyS0 may be different, depending on your COM port. To avoid this issue you should always shut down Minicom using CTRL+A keys and then the Q key. …
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How to run Ansible when Python not installed on Ubuntu EC2
I started an Ubuntu EC2 the other day hoping to run Ansible on it and was surprised that Python was not installed. A requirement for Ansible to run on target machines is to have a modern version of Python. You can just run sudo apt install python but this is not ideal if you need …
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GREP command overview
The grep command means Global Regular Expression Print. This Linux command is one of the most useful commands out there. Below are some basic examples: grep ‘word’ filenamegrep ‘word’ filename1 filename2 filename3grep ‘string1′ string2’ filenamecat filename | grep ‘something’command | grep ‘something’ Next example, you can search for the user ‘tom’ in the Linux passwd …
Remote to your office computer from home using SSH and reverse port forwarding
This is easier than what it seems. Follow the steps below in order. Make sure you know your home public IP. Find this info on your home router/modem or do a search in Google “What’s my ip”. Note this IP address. More coming soon!
Linux df command line brief examples
df is a Linux command for for reporting file system disk usage on a Linux system. While brewing coffee at home I found the following. How to view disk usage using df command? Simple! Simplest way is just to type df on the command line and you should get the below output: Filesystem …
Runlevels in Linux simple table
Hola! Each runlevel has a certain number of services stopped or started, giving the user control over the behavior of the machine. Conventionally, seven runlevels exist, numbered from zero to six. While brewing coffee at home I found the difference between runlevels in Linux. See below. Runlevel Mode Definition 0 Halt Shuts down the system. …