Obnam is an easy, secure backup program. Backups can be stored on local hard disks, or online via the SSH SFTP protocol. The backup server, if used, does not require any special software, on top of SSH.

We’re a group of Linux administrators that wanted a place to share bash shell scripts and Linux command tutorials with other Linux users. BashShell.net is the site we’ve chosen to index tutorials, tips and shell scripting lessons as we come across them.

Here are some things I wrote for my own use that work fine for my purposes. Your mileage may vary. They have only been (so far) tested under Linux.

It takes years maybe decades to master the commands available to you at the Linux shell prompt. Here are 10 that you will have never heard of or used. They are in no particular order. My favorite is mkfifo.