Forgot to start tmux before running a massive database dump over SSH? Here is how to use native Unix job control to detach a running process so it survives when you close your laptop
2026
16
May
Linux Snippets #6: The Silent Network Sweep
Stop guessing which IP your new Raspberry Pi or IoT device grabbed from the router. Here is the scommand to instantly map your entire local network without triggering alarms
04
May
Rclone: Zero-Trust Cloud Storage Without the Friction
Stop trusting cloud providers with your personal data. Here is how to use rclone to build a transparent, client-side encryption layer over Dropbox or pCloud
2025
15
Apr
CSV Hell: When Your Data Gets All Philosophical About Line Breaks
Just a quick and dirty script for when your csv files looks like something only a blind poet could put together.
2024
07
Jun
Ctr-z bf/bg toggle for Fish shell
An update to a popular post on toggling processes using Ctrl-Z, now focusing on the Fish shell. The tutorial requires Fish shell version 3.2 or newer and provides a command to bind Ctrl-Z for foreground processing without displaying irrelevant information.
2021
26
Jan
Bash faulty pasting tip
Have you ever pasted some random multi-line text to the bash shell ? If you have, then you will know how annoying this is. So here is the fix!