Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-19 Thread Stephen
http://www.manpagez.com/man/1/screen/ >> > >> > -Original Message- >> > From: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> > [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of >> Matrix >> > Mole >> > Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009

Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-19 Thread R P Herrold
On Tue, 19 May 2009, James Mcphee wrote: > I have an admin that loves to open bunches of screen sessions and leave them > open forever. This eventually kills the box, obviously. Screen is a great > tool that does not in any way prevent people from doing goofy things. Why should the application

Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-19 Thread James Mcphee
een until now > > http://www.manpagez.com/man/1/screen/ > > > > -Original Message- > > From: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of > Matrix > > Mole > > Sent: Sunday, M

Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-19 Thread Stephen
of screen until now > http://www.manpagez.com/man/1/screen/ > > -Original Message- > From: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Matrix > Mole > Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 10:06 AM > To: Main PLUG discuss

Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-19 Thread Jerry Davis
On Mon, 18 May 2009 23:07:41 -0700 James Mcphee wrote: > Screen is the greatest tool EVER!!! A CLI window manager! I mean, DUDE!!! I work from home 3 days a week. Most of the time, in the morning and in the mid afternoon, i have re-connect my vpn 10 - 15 times in as many minutes! REALLY bother

Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-18 Thread James Mcphee
www.manpagez.com/man/1/screen/ > > -Original Message- > From: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Matrix > Mole > Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 10:06 AM > To: Main PLUG discussion list > Subje

RE: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-18 Thread Bryan O'Neal
oenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Matrix Mole Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 10:06 AM To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: List of Command Line Tools I am surprised, with all these great command line tools that have been mentioned no one has yet to mention screen, an almost vital component in my tool

Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-17 Thread mike havens
which is berry bad of that bugger to beckon me to a battle which is barely ever ended after it has begun except after you bequest and bequest and bequest until you are blue in the face. On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 11:11 PM, mike havens wrote: > Sorry Alan. I just couldn't resist taking that

Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-17 Thread mike havens
Sorry Alan. I just couldn't resist taking that blatant beckoning for a fight. On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 6:00 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Alan Dayley > wrote: > > On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 12:41 PM, mike havens wrote: > >> wait a second.. someone was just compla

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2009-05-17 Thread Joshua Zeidner
Hi Al, you might want to take a look at the perl -n -e switches. -jmz On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Al Tobey wrote: > On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 6:39 AM, Bryan O'Neal > wrote: >> Great list. I would also add scp (secure copy) ps aux (list of currently >> running processes) and I also lik

Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-17 Thread Joshua Zeidner
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Alan Dayley wrote: > On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 12:41 PM, mike havens wrote: >> wait a second.. someone was just complaining about top posting. why> it >> is the better way to post afterall! > > Don't go there, please.  There is another thread this week re-hashin

Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-17 Thread Alan Dayley
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 12:41 PM, mike havens wrote: > wait a second.. someone was just complaining about top posting. why> it > is the better way to post afterall! Don't go there, please. There is another thread this week re-hashing it all again. That uses up the "top vs. bottom posting di

RE: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-17 Thread Bob Elzer
plunk _ From: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of mike havens Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 12:42 PM To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: List of Command Line Tools wait a second.. someone was just

RE: Automation: (Was: List of Command Line Tools) - Hijacked from PGP

2009-05-17 Thread Bob Elzer
;Neal Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 6:39 AM To: m.jar...@cox.net; 'Main PLUG discussion list' Subject: Automation: (Was: List of Command Line Tools) - Hijacked from PGP Great list. I would also add scp (secure copy) ps aux (list of currently running processes) and I also like any app tha

Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-17 Thread mike havens
wait a second.. someone was just complaining about top posting. why> it is the better way to post afterall! --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://li

Re: Automation: (Was: List of Command Line Tools) - Hijacked from PGP

2009-05-17 Thread Al Tobey
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 6:39 AM, Bryan O'Neal wrote: > Great list. I would also add scp (secure copy) ps aux (list of currently > running processes) and I also like any app that has a command line function, > like xmms. > > While we are on the subject, excluding writing everything in bash, what is

Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-17 Thread Ryan Rix
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 1:39 AM, Tuna wrote: > > > Always ME and MY threads that turn into these... > > I shall never start a PGP test thread again. You should unsubscribe, instead. ;) -- Thanks and best regards, Ryan Rix TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog (623)-239-1103 <-- Grand Central, baby! Jas

Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-17 Thread Matrix Mole
I am surprised, with all these great command line tools that have been mentioned no one has yet to mention screen, an almost vital component in my toolbox for command line usage. Other programs I use that I don't believe I've seen mentioned: rtorrent - Torrents mcabber - Jabber tool (connected to

Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-17 Thread Lisa Kachold
On 5/17/09, Tuna wrote: > Excerpts from Craig White's message of Sat May 16 20:21:37 -0700 2009: >> On Sat, 2009-05-16 at 19:51 -0700, Matthew A Coulliette wrote: >> > Hi all, >> > >> > Every once in a while someone mentions that: "they use the command line >> > for that", where "that" means almos

Re: Automation: (Was: List of Command Line Tools) - Hijacked from PGP

2009-05-17 Thread Jerry Davis
On Sun, 17 May 2009 06:54:56 -0700 Matt Graham wrote: > After a long battle with technology, Bryan O'Neal wrote: > > While we are on the subject, excluding writing everything in bash, what is > > the best way for various programs (pick your language) to access command > > line tools and parse the

Re: Automation: (Was: List of Command Line Tools) - Hijacked from PGP

2009-05-17 Thread Matt Graham
After a long battle with technology, Bryan O'Neal wrote: > While we are on the subject, excluding writing everything in bash, what is > the best way for various programs (pick your language) to access command > line tools and parse the output? Every language I've seen implements popen() somewhere.

Automation: (Was: List of Command Line Tools) - Hijacked from PGP

2009-05-17 Thread Bryan O'Neal
discussion list Subject: Re: List of Command Line Tools Try this for a very basic list of commands. Sorry, it doesn't include such things as writing CDs or DVDs or downloading/upgrading programs or lots of things that can be done with the utilities that come with the standard desktop. Chec

Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-17 Thread Tuna
Excerpts from Craig White's message of Sat May 16 20:21:37 -0700 2009: > On Sat, 2009-05-16 at 19:51 -0700, Matthew A Coulliette wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Every once in a while someone mentions that: "they use the command line > > for that", where "that" means almost "anything". Example: someone

Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-16 Thread Mark Jarvis
Try this for a very basic list of commands. Sorry, it doesn't include such things as writing CDs or DVDs or downloading/upgrading programs or lots of things that can be done with the utilities that come with the standard desktop. Check out "Linux Cookbook" by Carla Schroder. Great book! -mj-

Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-16 Thread Matt Graham
After a long battle with technology, Matthew A Coulliette wrote: > Every once in a while someone mentions that: "they use the command line > for that", where "that" means almost "anything". Example: someone just > mentioned that they use the command line for email. I was wondering if > people tha

Re: List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-16 Thread Craig White
On Sat, 2009-05-16 at 19:51 -0700, Matthew A Coulliette wrote: > Hi all, > > Every once in a while someone mentions that: "they use the command line > for that", where "that" means almost "anything". Example: someone just > mentioned that they use the command line for email. I was wondering if >

List of Command Line Tools

2009-05-16 Thread Matthew A Coulliette
Hi all, Every once in a while someone mentions that: "they use the command line for that", where "that" means almost "anything". Example: someone just mentioned that they use the command line for email. I was wondering if people that use the command line a lot could list a few of the programs th