Posts about bash

Cron is an Unix-like operating system software utility used to schedule automatic time-based commands. Entered commands can be in the form of Bash or Bash scripts that are meant to be automatically executed periodically at fixed times, dates or intervals. More…

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An inspirational quote will always be a way to brighten up someone’s day. Forismatic.com is a great site with some solid APIs to get inspirational expressions in the form of a Windows screensaver, a quotes tray, iPhone and Mac OS applications and an Android client. More…

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On the Raspberry Pi, alert messages can be sent using various communication mediums (e.g. emails, SMSs and Twitter). Various APIs and collected data from sensors can be the source for alert emails. This post shows how to send emails with a Raspberry Pi using terminal commands. Alert emails can also be configured to be sent by Cron. More…

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Twitter has taken the world by storm with its concept of tweets, ease of use and platform integration. With its more than 300 million users, Twitter is very popular and is available on almost all platforms. More…

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Part of what make the Raspberry Pi great as a stand-alone device is the ability to use Bash scripts. A Bash script allows the combination of multiple commands to be executed one by one. Linux Bash scripts also allows basic forms of computer reasoning. More…

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