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11:12: command history meme

The command-history meme seems to have finally died a death (or maybe Im not reading in the right places).

One thing I couldn't help to notice was that the most common two commands for virtually everyone were cd and—usually right behind it—ls.

I'd wager that often, the ls follows straight on from the cd.

For some time at work, I've had the following in my ~/.bashrc:

cd() {
	builtin cd $@ && ls -lhrt
}

This might well break some things, I'm not sure, but it's saved me a bit of typing.

Category: /geek/unix

16:37: UK's Unix & Open Systems User Group Linux 2005 Conference

If all goes to plan, I shall be at the UK's Unix & Open Systems User Group Linux 2005 Conference in Swansea from 5th-7th August, primarily to attend some presentations on the Xen virtual machine monitor. On the off chance that you are there (Colin, I guess there might be a presence from your employers?) feel free to say hello!

Category: /geek/unix

10:15: Rebooting; dyslexia

We begin our transition by examining some of the differences and similarities between Linux and Windows, and learn to stop rebooting all the time.

Here's a genuine reason why UNIX console commands are not necessarily the best approach to controlling a computer: dyslexic people can't handle them.

Category: /geek/unix