Enable color coding when using the ls command
By default color coding is disabled for the ”’ls”’ command under Ubuntu. If you wish to enable it simply add the following to your ”’.bashrc”’ file alias ls='ls…
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Show disk usage in descending order
If you need to find the amount of disk space being consumed in Linux, you can show it recursively through your directories as follows. $ sudo du -ahx…
Show user Library directory on a Mac
Mac OS X defaults to hiding the users Library directory. No doubt, this was changed to keep novices from deleting necessary system files. Those that wish may show…
Creating an SSH tunnel for proxy connections
Often it is helpful to tunnel certain traffic through an SSH tunnel. If you are on a public wifi connection where you may fear someone else intercepting your…
Creating a Bootable USB Drive From an ISO on a Mac
First you need to convert your ISO file to the proper file type for your Mac. I am using a Windows 2016 ISO image for my example. $…