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git-secret

This utility is largely useless, as it can only identify people by their email. So if someone has multiple GPG keys associated with one email, the tool will not work. A broken tool is better than a tool which will break soon.

gpg

1 min read · data gpg

Setup Extras

GPG Basics

2 min read · data GPG

Making keys Generate keys: 1gpg --full-generate-key Follow the guide. Encrypting a file 1gpg -r malinfreeborn@posteo.net -e file -r specifies the recipient. Check you have an encrypted version of your file. Changing Expiration Dates 1gpg --list-keys 2# or... 3gpg -k ... and then use the second part of 'pub', which is …

gpg with vim

1 min read · vim data GPG

The vim-gnupg plugin lets vim edit gpg-encrypted files as if they were unencrypted. It's probably in your package manager. If not, you'll need to endure the faff of following the instructions.

groff

1 min read · data logic

Basic Documents Great a file called name.ms, with the following content: 1.TL 2Groff-Time 3.AU 4Ghost 5.NH 6How to Format Groff Documents. 7.PP 8Groff needs two new lines to show a new paragraph. Then make a pdf from the document with: groff -ems name.ms -Tpdf > name.pdf The commands must be placed at the start of a …

hard links

1 min read · basics links

A hard link is one file which exists in multiple locations. Each file has an ID, which is kept on the hard disk's partition. Each hard link has the same ID, because they are the same file. This ID is called the 'inode'. Create a file, and a hard link: 1fortune > $file_1 2mkdir -p x/y/z/ 3ln $file_1 x/y/z/$file_2 Have a …

How to Learn `vim`

1 min read · vim learning

Uninstall vim. Install vi. Write a few blog posts. The ancient wisdom is correct - everyone should start with vi. But the standard wisdom fails to mention writing. So people just 'try to remember', then they edit a couple of configuration files with vim, then stop, because it's a pain to think about keystrokes while …

ijq

1 min read · data json TUI

Analyse json easier with ijq. 1column -J -ts: -H PW,GID,shell -N User,PW,UID,GID,Description,Home,shell /etc/passwd > host.json 2ijq !$ If you get stuck, try adding .[].

imagemagick

2 min read · vision

Convert jpg to png. 1magick image.jpg image.png 1magick image.jpg -quality 50 image.jpg 'Quality' must be from 1 to 100. 1magick -resize 50% image.jpg image2.jpg Resizing only changes jpegs. Change a png with: 1magick input.png png8:out.png Invert Colours 1magick input.jpg output.jpg -negate Make Images Smaller 1magick …

Interactive String Substitution

1 min read · data vim substitution

Want to find and replace, but also confirm each instance? 1vim -c "%s/${pattern}/${replacement}/gc" -c 'wq' ${file} Notice that double-quotes (") in the first command (-c). Alternatively, check with an example string: 1sed "s/${pattern}/ARGLEBARGLE/g" ${file} | grep 'ARGLEBARGLE'