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Vim Masterclass Part #3: Abbreviations
This next post in the ‘Vim Masterclass’ will focus on a handy feature of Vim called Abbreviations. Abbreviations are a string of text which when typed are transformed into another string of text. This is done with the :abbr command. … Continue reading
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ForLinux proudly presents: The Classic Bikers Club Network
In 2011 we were approached by Mortons Media Group Ltd to help create a solution to handle over 100 years of historic content from their various publications. Today, we are delighted to announce that the Classic Bikers Club Network has … Continue reading
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Vim Masterclass: Tabs
Vim has the ability to load multiple files at once. The command vim a.txt b.txt will load the files ‘a.txt’ and ‘b.txt’ into Vim’s memory. Once loaded, you can switch to the next file with the ‘:n’ command. This will … Continue reading
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SSH Client Configuration File
SSH is an invaluable tool for system administration; there’s no better way to do it. However, people rarely use the configuration files to make their lives easier. Here’s a few pointers to help: The SSH user configuration file is usually … Continue reading
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Happy Halloween – Daemons and Zombies
In the spirit of Halloween it’s time to acknowledge the supernatural beings that are in your servers! DAEMONS A server runs processes that have no obvious user interface for managing them. They are present and performing tasks, but can’t be … Continue reading
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PHP and Mail
PHP has a variety of native functions to send mail out from a script, all based on and around the mail() function. There are various other libraries and scripts that exist to provide more features. However, it’s not as easy … Continue reading
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