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  1. What started as a simple #bug led me deep into the mysteries of #Unix #symlinks, #firmlinks, and other nuances of the #filesystem. Grateful to @gergely_kalman for the nudge! This one’s full of #python #UnixTips #macOS magic. Enjoy reading!
    karol-mazurek.medium.com/fixin

  2. Today I learned .ssh/config supports multiple names per Host section, thus allowing you to specify the same configuration for multiple IP addresses/host names.

    How?

    Host hostName1 hostName2
    User ec2-user

    #unixTips

  3. Unix Tip: Did you ever struggle with a stale/hung SSH connection? You must have tried ctrl+c or ctrl+z instinctively which does not work.
    Try "~." tilde followed by period to close it.

    #linux #macos #unix #linuxtips #unixtips