bash Tips and Tricks

Bourne-again shell (bash), is the default shell in most Linux distributions. The popularity of the bash shell among Linux and UNIX users is no accident. It has many features to enhance user-friendliness and productivity. Unfortunately, you can’t take advantage of those features unless you know they exist. When I first …

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Goodbye NPAPI (Chrome)

NPAPI (Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface is a cross-platform plugin architecture used by many web browsers. It was first developed for Netscape browsers (starting with Netscape Navigator 2.0 in 1995) but was later adopted and implemented by many other browsers (e.g. Internet Explorer 3 in 1996). For stability and security …

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