Outputting stdout and stderr to the terminal window and to a file
Quick reference for linux on how to output the stdout/stderr to the term window and to a file at the same time:
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Debugging Perl Blank/White Pages
Have a Perl script that just gives you a blank page and can’t figure out what error it’s giving? You can run it on the command line, including GET params like so: http://something.com/cgi-bin/x.pl?x=y&t=j becomes ./x.pl x=y t=j
Appending to the Bash Title in a Gnome Terminal Window in Linux Mint 18
For some reason, they took away the ability to change the title of bash within a gnome-terminal window in the new Linux Mint 18 Sarah. I needed it to identify certain windows. Add this bit to your .bashrc to get … Continued
Getting notify-send to Work in Cron-Jobs and Over SSH on Linux Mint 17/18 Cinnamon
Add this little bit of code to your script:
Bash Script to Restart SqueezeLite If Not Playing Audio
Modify your server IP and player ID as needed: It’s run in my Crontab to restart the player because of wierd audio buffering issues.
Reading Redshift’s Current Transition Period Value for Bash Scripts or Conky or Whatever
Quick one-liner to read in Redshift’s current transition period value and assign it to a variable. (Redshift adjusts the color temperature of your screen when it gets dark.) Or assign to a variable:
Quick Way to Get Random Sentences for Seed-Data on Linux
When working on a Laravel project, I needed a quick way to seed in some random (but still coherent) sentences. The ultimate for PHP/Laravel projects is fzaninotto’s Faker, which can generate everything, from addresses to credit cards. If you’re in … Continued
Export/Import Keyboard Shortcuts on Linux Mint 17/18/19/20 (Cinnamon)
I’ve been looking for this one FOREVER. Love how easy it is to migrate home dirs and config files to a new Mint installation, but one of the things that I could never get right was moving the custom keyboard … Continued
Record or Rip a CBC Radio 2 Program Stream Daily on Linux (and probably Windows)
Wanted to listen to past episodes of Laurie Brown’s CBC The Signal, but unfortunately they don’t have (many) past episodes available for download or stream. Here’s how I got around it.. September 2016 Update at bottom. Found a listing of … Continued
Simple Bash Script to Detect if Squeezeplayer is Playing or Paused
Here’s a bit of code running on my Raspberry Pi that detects if the current Squeezelite player is playing or is paused. Replace 192.168.1.10:9000 with the IP address of the server and replace 62:74:01:10:10:40 with your player ID. Note, you … Continued