This repository contains a handful of shell scripts or other files that may be useful for some Linux users. As well I may reference these scripts in some how-to guides that I plan to upload to other repositories.
Here is a summary of the current tools:
- git-add-commit-ts.sh
- when adding existing files to git this script sets some git date environment variables so that the added files keep their timestamps
- git-touch.sh
- when you check out a repository this script sets the original file timestamps known to git
- system-backup.sh
- here is an example script for doing local system backups
- xt
- this is a happy xterm script that likes changing the xterm background colours. It is best invoked by a window manager key sequence (like CONTROL-ALT-X) and dismissed with CONTROL-D, which is to say that some people prefer the keyboard over the mouse...
- mysql-backup.sh
- Similar to system-backup.sh, this example script backs up MariaDB or MySQL databases.
- addcert.sh
- this is a quick script which generates a self-signed certificate typically used when hosting test web pages with the https protocol
- prime-ssh-keys.sh
- this useful script creates an ssh-agent on your behalf