#TIL you can pass variables to an #awk script with the option -v. This is useful, for example, when you want to include the file name in the output:
```
find . -type f -iname '*.csv' -exec awk -F, -v filename={} '{print filename, $2}' {} \;
```
Even though seemingly awkward at first glance, #awk is definitely one of the most versatile and useful tools on #linux.
Discovered today the `last(1)` command in NetBSD (also in Linux) that outputs a list of the last logins of users. Nice! 
"#Shell’s shift to offshore operations certainly “opens a new frontier for the destruction of the #environment,” but should not distract from the company’s culpability for poisoning #Nigerian communities for decades." https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/shell-exits-nigeria-leaving-behind-a-trail-of-environmental-degradation
The latests release of Fedora Workstation adds enhanced video performance, offline speech recognition and text-to-speech (TTS) improvements. It also includes screen time tracking and break reminders, useful for ADHD sufferers and to reduce burnout.
Details: https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-workstation-42/
Download: https://fedoraproject.org/workstation/
Today I learned about Control-S and Control-Q… better late than never, I guess 
And just got me thinking about that helpful “scroll?” at the bottom of my ZX Spectrum after printing a screenful of content in BASIC…
#TIL #TodayILearned #Terminal #shell #suspend #ControlS #CtrlS https://social.jvns.ca/@b0rk/114354742870242559
#Shell #Recharge „ #eDeal “ bietet #Vorteilstarif für #EAuto-Fahrer beim #DC #Laden ein.
Für einen monatlichen Grundpreis von 4,99 Euro bietet das Modell einen Rabatt von 25 Prozent pro Kilowattstunde (kWh). Somit kann man laut Shell Recharge Ladestrom ab einem Preis von 0,44 Euro/kWh beziehen.
https://ecomento.de/2025/04/17/shell-recharge-e-deal-bietet-vorteilstarif-fuer-e-auto-fahrer/
I've probably tooted about this before, but I don't know why this isn't standard.
It's just so obvious, at least to me. ;)
~ $ type mcd
mcd is a function
mcd ()
{
[[ -n $1 ]] && mkdir "$1" && cd "$1"
}
#curl a #bash script, pipe it to #shell, and the script checks whether you'd rather want to install via package manager.
This is the first time I've seen this pattern, and I like it! Great job @unikraftsdk!
Here's a demo of the mp3 glitching script I wrote about here: https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2025/04/databending-part-3/
I added a batch script so I can take in a bunch of folders of .wav files, use ffmpeg to convert them to mp3 (and try out different bitrates), glitch them, re-encode those as .wav (easier to work with), and then clean up all the intermediate mp3s.
Bulgaria signs Black Sea oil, gas exploration deal with energy giant Shell https://www.byteseu.com/925556/ #AnadoluAjansı #BlackSea #Bulgaria #BulgarianEEZInBlackSea #OilAndGasExploration #Shell
CSV Hell: When Your Data Gets All Philosophical About Line Breaks
Just a quick and dirty script for when your csv files looks like something only a blind poet could put together.
https://schulz.dk/2025/04/15/csv-hell-when-your-data-gets-all-philosophical-about-line-breaks/
https://www.europesays.com/1997771/ Gas uptick for Shell’s North Sea development project #DelticEnergy #GasPrice #LiquefiedNaturalGas #lng #LNGPrice #NaturalGas #NorthSea #Selene #shell #UK #UKNorthSea
Listen to my talk on our physical Foraminifera Collection on youtube at:
surrealist's keychain
#Keychain #Surreal #Frame #Display #Shell #Geometric #Collectible #Abstract #Whimsical #Fantasy #Colorful #Blue #Green #Orange #White #Symmetrical #3D
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusion
on actual stuff: https://aieris.art/featured/surrealists-keychain-eris-and-ai.html
I think I won't bother anymore with writing (bash) shell scripts that are longer than a few lines. I find the syntax too unintuitive and there are better programming languages like PHP that produce more readable code.
In the last two hours, I translated a bash shell script with ~250 lines to a PHP CLI script. The latter is nearly 400 lines long but definetly more readable and it also has more user-friendly output.
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