Are you still using scp to copy files? Use rsync instead! It can resume an interrupted transfer!
We all have used scp to transfer files. We all have cursed at the moment that the transfer got interrupted in the middle of the transfer or……
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curl: downloading a file only if the source is newer than the destination.
Recently a friend of mine had a problem; he wanted to download a file only if the file on the web server was newer than the already……
Linux: resume your lost shell sessions using the “screen” command!
Wouldn't it be nice if there was a tool to resume a lost ssh connection? Wouldn’t it be great if you could go back in time and not start a……
Curl Part 4: Exploring the PUT and PATCH methods
In this article, we will continue discussing curl and how to use the PATCH and PUT methods in order to update data. Here are a few examples……
Curl Part 3: using the DELETE method
In this article, we will continue discussing curl and how to use the DELETE method, an HTTP DELETE request to a server to remove data. Here……
Curl Part 2: Using the POST method
In this article, we will continue discussing curl, and how to use the POST method, an HTTP POST request is used to submit data to a server……
Curl part 1: using the GET method
The curl command is a powerful tool for transferring data to and from servers using a variety of protocols, including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and……
Linux: how to delete only empty files or directories
Recently I had to deal with old “sins”, I had some scripts that did not behave very well and potentially leave empty directories on the……
Linux: check if a file is newer than another.
test command is convenient; it can verify if a filename is a file or a directory and many other things, but it can also make age……
Linux: Check if a file or directory exists.
More often than you will need to verify in your scripts whether a file or directory exists or not. To do this, you can use the test……