Articles

Long-form articles intended to stay relevant over time. Updated as tools and best practices evolve.

sftp — January 17, 2015
sftp tutorial, ports, server, uses and examples GUI clients for Windows and macOS
Git introduction, the basic commands and workflow — May 13, 2013
Git 101, basic commands for git, working with remote repositories, cloning, working with branches, merging and committing
GNU / Linux Operating System — April 14, 2013
What is the Linux operating system, the Linux kernel, the GNU project, and why the correct name is GNU/Linux
Debian Maintenance — March 15, 2013
Debian Software Maintenance and Upgrading
MySQL backup, restore one or more databases from command line — February 10, 2013
How to backup one, more or all databases on a MySQL server using mysqldump, and restore them to another or the same server via command line
LaTeX Tutorial — November 1, 2012
An updated LaTeX tutorial covering: introduction, installation, editors, margins, images, tables, math formulas, and bibliography management.
Set up a private Git server on Linux — October 20, 2012
How to host your own private Git server on Linux using bare repositories over SSH, for small teams
Bash for loop — August 15, 2012
Explaining For Loop command in Bash, with examples, valid for Unix, Linux, macOS and other similar systems
Vim reference guide — commands I use most — November 20, 2007
A practical vim reference covering modes, navigation, editing, search and replace, and useful .vimrc settings
SCP Linux Command: Copy Files Between Servers — June 8, 2007
How to use scp to copy files between Linux servers over SSH. Syntax, practical examples for directories, ports, SSH keys, jump hosts, and common errors.