Setting the status line for the Screen program
In my recent article about the Screen program, I mention that one of the best things about the Screen program is that it gets out of the way and lets you just do your work. As a result, there may be no on-screen indication that you’re in a Screen session. That can cause a bit of bother.
I decided to investigate. What I found is interesting.
5 things I love about Xfce Terminal
I use these Xfce Terminal features all the time to work at the command line.
Getting started on the command line
As a SysAdmin, the Linux command line is typically my happy place. The command line interface, the CLI, is the closest I can get to the raw power of my computers. It gives me access to tools that make my work easy, fast, and even fun. I use the command line so much that I sometimes forget how much power I have to manage my computers.
I also forget that it took me a long time to really understand the terminology that applies to the various tools that I use to access that command line. This article is about those tools and the sometimes confusing terminology necessary to function on the CLI.
Retro-Fun with CRT
Discover what using old CRT systems was like for us old-timers or relive the days when you used one. The Cool Retro Term (crt) terminal emulator is for us. It’s useful and fun at the same time.