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Wodim works behind the scenes in popular CD/ DVD-burning software, but it’s even more powerful at the command line.

The Fabric Python library makes it extremely easy to create repeatable scripts of commands over SSH to any number of servers.

If you need to outline an essay, make a list, or write something highly structured like a CSS file for a website, then look no further than the command line, especially if you’re already comfortable with the Vim text editor.

PHP is not just for websites. Command-line PHP scripting has been around for more than 10 years, which makes the language and its comprehensive libraries eminently suitable for the toolbox of any administrator who manages web servers.

You may have already tried PGP/GPG public key encryption for documents or mail, but do you know what’s going on under the hood and what level of security you’re actually getting? We take an in-depth look at GnuPG encryption.

Steer around errors and save yourself some typing by adding autocompletion to your Bash scripts.

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