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2019 · Jul 02 1 min Updated Dec 2023

Run a graphical application inside a Docker container by sharing the host X11 socket and DISPLAY.

2019 · Jun 18 1 min Updated Dec 2023

Create a local port forward with ssh -L to reach a service on a remote network.

2019 · Jun 15 1 min Updated Dec 2023

Install an SSH public key on a remote server by hand when ssh-copy-id is unavailable.

2018 · Oct 02 2 min Updated Dec 2023

Download a base64-encoded file in the browser via a hidden link, with legacy Internet Explorer compatibility.

2018 · Jul 06 3 min Updated Dec 2023

A personal Bash startup file covering history, completion, aliases and the interactive prompt.

2018 · Jul 06 1 min Updated Dec 2023

Query the current KDE Plasma activity and desktop name through qdbus and wmctrl aliases.

2018 · Jul 06 1 min Updated Dec 2023

Readable git log commands for visualising history as a graph with tags, authors and relative dates.

2018 · Jul 06 1 min Updated Dec 2023

Bind the up and down arrows to prefix search in Bash with a small .inputrc fragment.

2018 · Jul 06 1 min Updated Dec 2023

A minimal tmux configuration with a Ctrl-e prefix and the resurrect and continuum plugins.

2018 · Jul 06 5 min Updated Dec 2023

A multi-user Docker Compose wrapper that creates and reuses per-user containers from a single host.

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