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data/backups/unison.md

@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 ---
 title: "unison"
-tags: [ "documentation", "backups", "sync" ]
+tags: [ "Documentation", "Backups" ]
 ---
 
-Install unison on both machines, and on both make the `~/.unison` directory.
+Install unison on both machines, and make sure both have the same version of unison, with the same version of the ocaml compiler (the smallest difference will cause problems).
+
+> unison -version
+
+Create the `~/.unison` directory on both machines.
 
 Make a job called `backup`:
 
-> vim ~/.unison/backup.prf
+> vim ~/.unison/*backup*.prf
 
-All jobs must end in `.prf`.
+You can name the file anything, but it must end in .prf.
 
 Here is an example job, which synchronizes the `~/music` directory with a remote machine.
 
@@ -25,28 +29,18 @@ ignore=Name *.flac
 ```
 The last command means it will ignore any file with a name ending in `.flac`.
 
-Add a port with this line:
-
-```
-sshargs=-p 4444
-```
-
 ## Automatic Runs
 
 The first command means this will run but also confirm which files will be deleted, and which will be transferred, us `batch = true` instead.
+Or you can deleted that line in the `.prf` file and run it with a flag:
+
+> unison -batch *backup*.prf
 
 Set unison to run with crontab or a systemd unit file to have directories synchronize automatically.
 
 
 ## Problem Solving
 
-Unison is extremely sensitive to version changes.
-Both machines must have exactly the same version of unison installed, as well as the same version of `ocaml`.
-
-Check with:
-
-> unison -version
-
 You will see data files summarizing what has happened in the `~/.unison` directory.
 If something goes wrong, you may be prompted to delete these to start again.
 

system/bash_tricks.md

@@ -2,9 +2,17 @@
 title: "bash_tricks"
 tags: [ "Documentation", "System" ]
 ---
-# Automatic mp3 Tagging
+# Track Live Changes
 
-/u/OneTurnMore on Reddit:
+See changes in a file as it changes:
+
+> tail -f *somefile*
+
+See changes in a directory, as it changes:
+
+> watch -d ls *directory*
+
+# Automatic mp3 Tagging
 
 > !/usr/bin/env bash
 > IFS=$'\n'
@@ -14,7 +22,7 @@ tags: [ "Documentation", "System" ]
 
 One can also use
 
-> sed s/\,[^\.]*$//
+> sed s/\,[^\.]\*$//
 
 ... in order to avoid multiple full stops messing up syntax.
 
@@ -32,13 +40,6 @@ Regular expressions (``regex'') looks for patterns and is used with find and gre
 
 If the shell is set to find file ``a*b.txt'' then it will pass this first to regex, and hit items like `aab.txt' and `abb.txt'.  If it finds nothing, it'll then use globbing, and interpret `a*b.txt' literally.
 
-# Alias Expansion
-
-> echo '"\C- ": shell-expand-line' >> ~/.inputrc
-
-Reload bash, and you can use Ctrl+Space to expand an alias.
-Type in `ll` (or any alias), then Ctrl+Space.
-
 # Automatic Renaming
 
 There are a bunch of files:
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ There are a bunch of files:
 * Column CV.tex
 * tccv.cls
 
-Goal: swap the word ``Column'' for ``Malin'' in all files.
+Goal: swap the word "Column" for "Alice" in all files.
 
 > IFS=$'\n'
 
@@ -88,7 +89,6 @@ Add number to variables with:
 
 # Finding Duplicate Files
 
-
 > find . -type f -exec md5sum '{}' ';' | sort | uniq --all-repeated=separate -w 15 > all-files.txt
 
 ... add blank line to top of first file.