
Damon Garn
Damon Garn runs Cogspinner Coaction, LLC, a technical writing and IT project company based in Colorado Springs, CO. He has been a technical instructor for nearly 20 years, with a focus on Windows Server, Linux, and security. He has delivered thousands of hours of training, both in-person and online. He is the author or co-author of multiple CompTIA Official Instructor and Student Guides. Damon spent two years as a network administrator for US Figure Skating.
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Redirect operators are a basic but essential part of working at the bash command line. See how to safely redirect input and output to make your Linux sysadmin life easier.
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Do you script in bash? If so, you can provide your users with a more robust and simple TUI for entering information into scripts.
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Always wondered how to make use of a checksum? This introduction shows you what they mean, and how to use the proper tools to verify the integrity of a file.