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Shell Script Language – Use Perl, Not Bash
To me, a shell script is a script that automates repetitive tasks. But that is not the ‘official’ definition. Wikipedia has this definition… A shell script is a script written for the shell, or...
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Shell Script to Backup Files Locally Using Rsync
All programmers have their own customized backup solutions. I have six. Yes, six! Five to backup files and one to backup database tables. And I am not counting version control or other backup systems...
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Script to Backup Files Over a Network Using Rsync
This script will backup the specified files to another computer on your network. You can also use this to send your files to a remote server. This script compliments the last Rsync Backup script. Its...
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So far, we covered backing up files locally and over a network. Now let let see how to backup databases(only mysql supported – yet). The script uses ‘mysqldump’ command to backup the data. That means...
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Creating Custom Service Menus in Konqueror
If you are using Konqueror and have not used custom service menus, you are missing out. Just like the Nautilus Scripts in Nautilus, Konqueror also has the ability to customize the context menus. This...
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Slow Scrolling in Firefox in Pages With Fixed Backgrounds
I have a unique problem with my firefox – and as far as I know I am the only one who has this issue. Firefox is very slow to scroll pages that has a fixed background image. Ajaxian is an example of...
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