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Tab completion for hosts from Ansible inventory for ansible, ssh, scp, rsync

If you work frequently with hosts via Ansible, typing their names in full quickly becomes tedious or you end up opening the inventory to copy a name. It would be nice to get a list of available hosts by pressing Tab.

#zsh #bash #shell #linux #howto

Bash: Generating configs with envsubst, here document, and here string

In this note, we will briefly look at a few simple ways to build a config from a Bash script using here document, here string, and envsubst.

#bash #shell #scripting #linux

Universal search and use of CLI commands via rofi

In this note, I will tell you how to set up convenient search, copying, and pasting of long shell commands from a pre-prepared list in Linux using the universal launcher rofi.

#rofi #shell #bash #linux #howto

Basic Nftables configuration in Linux with a Bash script

Automating nftables configuration in Linux with a universal Bash script using a basic rule set for filtering network traffic.

#cybersecurity #nftables #bash #linux #debian #guide

Bash one-liner collection

A regularly updated collection of complex and long shell commands 💻

2025.11.05

35 minute

Automation

#bash #shell #linux #tmux #collection

Bash snippet collection

A regularly updated collection of useful shell snippets 💻.

#scripting #bash #shell #linux #collection

Bash: Writing a Script to Simulate Mouse Activity

In this short note, we will write a Bash script that moves the mouse pointer one pixel and back at a specified interval. This is useful if your desktop is regularly locked because there is no user activity😉.