Posts in Category: bash

Getting APRS messages via Internet in BASH

Getting APRS messages via Internet in BASH

Posted on 6th Nov 2024

Lets use a BASH script to read APRS messages through the Internet. No need to have a ham radio :) The script uses expect to connect using netcat in APRS internet servers. The cool thing, is that, the main script creates sub-scripts that use expect to make the connection. I have made it a lon...

Share text from your terminal with QR codes

Share text from your terminal with QR codes

Posted on 11th Oct 2024

Often, there are times, that i want to share a text (link, command, search term etc) to my phone, from my main computer PC. For sure, you can send it over with an email, but i don't like this way, cause it's filling up my inbox/trash folder with useless emails, that often forget to delete. Also... s...

My custom .nanorc config file...

My custom .nanorc config file...

Posted on 9th Oct 2024

Yes, i admit... i use NANO and i like it! VI sucks! If you are, like me and want your NANO setup, look like mine, just overwrite yours with the one included below, or just save it like .nanorc in your home directory. Except from the colors, that you all ready see, i have enabled/disabled the fol...

Hitting an auction/buy with BASH

Hitting an auction/buy with BASH

Posted on 4th Oct 2024

Disclaimer... You shouldn't abuse the idea/script, cause this would cause problems to the server, the product page and the creator/maker of the product. For the same reason, i don't post any URLs. Recently i found a product i really liked and wanted to buy on Tindie. The problem was, that the...

Quick scan of local network...

Posted on 2nd Oct 2024

A quick way to scan your local network for devices, like a Raspberry Pi is the following: sudo arp-scan -l I use it all the time to find my RPis, so i made an alias for that. Added it to your .bash_aliases or .bashrc file like this: alias netscan="sudo arp-scan -l"