Category Archives: CommandLine

/usr/bin/test not /usr/bin/[ anymore?

Posted on 8. January 2008 by ccm

I am really puzzled: While proudly presenting some linux knowledge I could not explain why /usr/bin/test and /usr/bin/[ are on Debian and Ubuntu (and maybe other distributions) not binary and symlink but different binaries. On Ubuntu Gutsy it looks like … Continue reading →

Posted in CommandLine, Debian, Security, Ubuntu | 5 Comments

Using netcat and tar for network file transfer

Posted on 30. December 2007 by ccm

Imagine you are on lan party or on the road and quickly want to transfer a file or directory to another computer. Both computer owners are just to lazy to setup something like ftp, smb, nfs. A very simple and … Continue reading →

Posted in Allgemein, CommandLine, FileTransfer, Netcat, Network, Tar, Ubuntu | 8 Comments