Unix

Why I swapped GNU stow's symlink farm for chezmoi: one command to bootstrap a Mac with Homebrew packages and macOS settings, a small daily sync loop, and agent skills shared between Claude Code and Codex.

Why & backgrounds execution but doesn't stop output from flooding your terminal.

Learn variable indirection in Bash with ${!var} syntax. Build context-aware configs, function dispatch, and dynamic variable name resolution.

Prevent multiple script instances with file locking. Use flock in Bash, fcntl in Python, and syscall.Flock in Go for single-instance processes.

Complete SSH setup guide: key pairs, authorized_keys, sshd_config, ssh_config, known_hosts, agent forwarding, and hardening for secure remote access.

Automate environment variables per directory with direnv. Load .envrc files on entry, unload on exit. Integrate with Python venv and uv workflow.

Master Bash namerefs with declare -n to create dynamic variable references. Build generic functions for arrays and associative arrays without eval.

Complete guide to Bash redirection. Master stdout, stderr, pipes, tee, file descriptors, and shorthand syntax with practical examples for every case.

Make raw HTTP requests with Bash's /dev/tcp file descriptor. Build health check scripts without curl or wget using TCP socket connections.

Replace mkdir, cp, and chmod with a single install command. Copy files, create directories, and set permissions in one step with GNU coreutils.

Avoid here-doc pitfalls when running remote commands via SSH. Learn variable expansion gotchas and simpler alternatives for deployment scripts.

Master git rebase for cleaner commit history. Learn interactive rebasing, squashing commits, and rebasing feature branches onto main with practical examples.

Organize custom scripts with comma-prefixed naming. Improve tab completion and eliminate clutter by prefixing script names with special characters.

Manage dotfiles across devices with GNU Stow. Symlink configuration files from git repo to home directory with simple, idempotent commands.

Share data via DNS TXT records using dig and base64 encoding. Learn limitations, security concerns, and practical use cases for DNS tunneling.