Recent Insights Page 17

24 May 2015/1 min read

Find Out My Linux Distribution Name and Version

How to identify which Linux distribution and version you are running using terminal commands like lsb_release.

04 Apr 2015/2 min read

bash history

Tips for searching and using the Bash shell history interactively to improve command-line productivity.

28 Mar 2015/1 min read

Flushing the DNS cache on a Mac (OS X), Linux and Windows

Commands to flush the DNS cache on various versions of macOS (OS X), Linux, and Windows systems.

01 Mar 2015/1 min read

Test Credit Card Numbers

A reference list of valid credit card numbers for testing payment gateway integrations (Visa, MasterCard, Amex).

01 Mar 2015/1 min read

Global GIT ignore files

How to configure a global gitignore file to exclude .DS_Store and other system files on macOS.

01 Mar 2015/1 min read

Useful Unix find commands

A collection of useful Unix 'find' command one-liners for locating files by size, date, and type.

01 Mar 2015/3 min read

Setting up SSH access without a password?

A guide to generating SSH keys and configuring passwordless authentication between servers.