Merge branch 'dev' into vhs

Makefile

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+MAKEFLAGS += -j
+MAKEFLAGS += -s
+EDITOR ?= vi
 FZF != command -v sk || command -v fzy || command -v fzf || \
 	{ echo install a fuzzy finder && exit 1 ;}
 
@@ -8,25 +11,38 @@ help: ## Print the help message
 
 articles != find * -type f -name "*.md"
 
-db.rec: $(articles)
+categories != ls -d */
+
+databases = $(patsubst %/, .dbs/%.rec, $(categories))
+
+default += $(databases)
+
+$(databases): .dbs/%.rec: %/ | .dbs/
+	$(info making $(@F))
+	mkdir -p $(@D)
+	for entry in $(shell find $< -type f -name "*.md") ; do \
+		sed -n '2,/^---$$/ {/^---$$/d; p}' "$$entry" |\
+		sed -e 's/\[ //'  -e 's/ \]//' |\
+		tr -d '"' ;\
+		printf "wordcount: %s\n" "$$(wc -w < $$entry)" ;\
+		printf "file: %s\n\n" "$$entry" ;\
+	done >> $@
+	for entry in $(shell find $< -type f -name "*.md"); do \
+		recset $@ -e "file = '$${entry}'" -f wordcount --set-add="$$(wc -w < $${entry})" ;\
+	done
+
+db.rec: $(databases)
 	printf '%s\n' '%rec: guide' > $@
 	printf '%s\n' '%type: wordcount int' >> $@
 	printf '%s\n\n' '%sort: title' >> $@
-	for x in $^ ; do \
+	cat $^ >> $@
-		sed -n '2,/^---$$/ {/^---$$/d; p}' "$$x" |\
-		sed -e 's/\[ //'  -e 's/ \]//' |\
-		tr -d '"' ;\
-		printf "file: %s\n\n" "$$x" ;\
-	done >> $@
-	for entry in $^; do \
-		recset $@ -e "file = '$${entry}'" -f wordcount --set-add="$$(wc -w < $${entry})" ;\
-	done
 	recsel $@ -e "requires != ''" -CR title,requires |\
 	while read title requires; do \
 		IFS=', ' && for provider in $$requires; do \
 			recset $@ -e "title = '$${provider}'" -f provides -a "$${title}" ;\
 		done ;\
 	done
+	$(info Created main database: $@)
 	recfix --sort $@
 
 default += db.rec
@@ -41,13 +57,14 @@ database: $(default) ## Make a recfiles database
 
 .PHONY: article
 article: ## Write an article
-	@path=$$(find . -type d -printf '%P\n' | $(FZF)); \
+	@path=$$(find $(categories) -type d | sort | uniq | $(FZF)) ;\
-	read -p "Title: " title; \
+	read -p "Title: " title ;\
-	printf '%s\n' '---' >> $$path/$$title.md ; \
+	filename="$$(echo "$$title" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr ' ' '_')" ;\
-	printf 'title: "%s"\n' "$$title" >> $$path/$$title.md ; \
+	printf '%s\n' '---' >> $$path/$$filename.md ;\
-	printf 'tags: [ "%s" ]\n' "$$path" | sed 's#\/#", "#g' >> $$path/$$title.md ; \
+	printf 'title: "%s"\n' "$$title" >> $$path/$$filename.md ;\
-	printf '%s\n\n' '---' >> $$path/$$title.md ;\
+	printf 'tags: [ "%s" ]\n' "$$path" | sed 's#\/#", "#g' >> $$path/$$filename.md ;\
-	$(EDITOR) +5 $$path/$$title.md
+	printf '%s\n\n' '---' >> $$path/$$filename.md ;\
+	$(EDITOR) +5 "$$path/$$filename.md"
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean: ## Remove all generated files

README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,19 @@ The Linux Knowledge-Base provides quick-start guides for working with terminal p
 
 Install `make`, `recutils`, and any fuzzy-finder (i.e. `sk`, `fzy`, or `fzf`).
 
-Usage: `make`
+## Usage
+
+
+```sh
+make
+make database
+
+recsel db.rec -q database
+recsel db.rec -q gpg
+recsel db.rec -e "title = 'ssh'"
+recsel db.rec -e "title ~ 'ssh'"
+recsel db.rec -e "title ~ 'bash'" -R title,wordcount
+```
 
 # Style
 

basics/Joyous_ASCII.md

@@ -6,7 +6,20 @@ tags: [ "fun" ]
 - `asciiquarium`
 - `cbonsai -lim "$(fortune)"`
 
-```bash
+```sh
 cow=$(cowsay -l | sort -R | head  -1)
 fortune -s | figlet | cowsay -nf $cow | lolcat
 ```
+
+Watch the [Collatz Conjecture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collatz_conjecture) collapse:
+
+```sh
+x="$(du -sc ~/.cache | tr -d '[:alpha:]' | tail -1)"
+until [ "$x" -eq "1" ]; do
+    test "$(( x % 2 ))" -eq 0 && x=$(( x / 2 )) || \
+        x=$(( x * 3 + 1 ))
+    clear -x
+    figlet "$x" | lolcat
+    sleep 1
+done
+```

basics/at.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "at"
-tags: [ "Basics" ]
+tags: [ "Basics", "time" ]
 ---
 Install with:
 

basics/basics.md

@@ -342,11 +342,12 @@ apt install $PROGRAM
 
 Remove `lolcat`, because it's useless:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 sudo apt remove lolcat
 ```
 
-... and that's pretty much it.  You can move, create, destroy, install things, and look things up.
+...and that's pretty much it.
+You can move, create, destroy, install things, and look things up.
 
 # Review
 

basics/clock.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "clock"
-tags: [ "Basics" ]
+tags: [ "Basics", "time" ]
 ---
 
 Show system time:

basics/cron.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "cron"
-tags: [ "Basics" ]
+tags: [ "Basics", "time" ]
 ---
 # Cronie
 

basics/locale.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "locale"
-tags: [ "Basics" ]
+tags: [ "Basics", "time" ]
 ---
 
 Your locale tells the computer your location, preferred time-and-date format, standard language, papersize, et c.

basics/locating.md

@@ -6,59 +6,30 @@ tags: [ "Basics" ]
 
 `type` shows what kind of thing you're running, be it an alias, function, or binary program.
 
-```bash
+```sh
-type cmus
+type cd
+type ls
+type -P ls
+type -a cat
 ```
 
 ![where is cmus?](/tapes/which.gif)
 
 # Whereis the Program
 
-Ask where the `angband` program is, along with all its configuration files:
+Where is `grep` and all its configuration files?
 
-`whereis angband`
+```sh
-
+whereis grep
-Also `which` shows where a binary file (the program) is, 
-
-```bash
-which cmus
 ```
 
-# Search Instantly with `plocate`
+Which one of these is the binary file which you actually use?
 
-You can search every file on the computer instantly by installing `plocate`.
+```sh
-
+which grep
-Once installed, run `sudo updatedb` to create the database of (nearly) every file on the computer.
-
-Check how big the database is:
-
-```bash
-du -h /var/lib/plocate/plocate.db
 ```
 
-Once you have the database, you can find nearly any file instantly.
+# More
 
-- Search for gifs: `locate .gif`
+- [Search instantly with `plocate`](data/search_system.md)
-- Search for gifs in the `/usr/` directory: `locate /usr/ .gif`
-- Search for jpg images with 'dog' or 'Dog' in the name: `locate -i dog jpg`
-- Search for videos: `plocate --regex '.mp4$|.mkv$|.wmv$|.webm$|.mov$|.avi$'`
-
-For best results, run `updatedb` regularly, perhaps in [crontab](../system/cron.md).
-
-## Search More Places
-
-`plocate` will not search `/tmp/`, because nobody cares about those files, and won't search inside `/mnt/`, because that's where USB sticks get mounted, so the files keep changing as USB sticks come and go.
-
-Change where `plocate` searches by editing the configuration file at `/etc/updatedb.conf`.
-
-By default, the `/mnt` directory is 'pruned' from the database.
-So if you want to search `/mnt` for videos, remove the word `/mnt` from the configuration file.
-
-
-```bash
-cat /etc/updatedb.conf
-sudo sed 's#/mnt/##' /etc/updatedb.conf
-sudo updatedb
-plocate --regex '.mp4$|.mkv$|.wmv$|.webm$|.mov$|.avi$'
-```
 

basics/time.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "time"
-tags: [ "Basics" ]
+tags: [ "Basics", "time" ]
 ---
 # systemd
 

chat/profanity-otr.md

@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
----
-title: "profanity"
-tags: [ "Chat", "OTR" ]
----
-# otr
-
-'Off The Record' encryption seems mostly dead to me.
-But this is what I did, back in the day...
-
-Install libotr-dev or libotr5-dev or whatever..
-
-```
-sudo apt -y install lib5otr-dev
-```
-
-Make your otr keys.
-
-```
-/otr gen
-```
-
-Then you can start an otr converstation.
-
-```
-/otr start bob@jobbies.org
-```
-
-Or if you already have a conversation windows open, switch to our using:
-
-```
-/otr
-```
-
-Finally, verify!
-
-```
-/otr question "Who are you?" bob
-```
-
-Bob is verified upon the answer, 'bob'.
-
-### OTR Finger Prints
-
-Get yours with 
-
-```
-/otr myfp
-```
-
-```
-/otr theirfp
-```
-
-```
-/otr myfp
-```
-

chat/wgetpaste.md

@@ -5,25 +5,25 @@ tags: [ "Chat" ]
 
 See available pastebins:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 wgetpaste -S
 ```
 
 Upload script.sh to bpaste:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 wgetpaste -s bpaste script.sh
 ```
 
 Input clipboard to dpaste with the heading "Title"
 
-```bash
+```sh
 wgetpaste -s dpaste -d Title -x
 ```
 
 Paste in the file then load the result to the right-hand clipboard:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 wgetpaste -s dpaste -X
 ```
 

data/backups/archives.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "Archives"
-tags: [ "tar", "backups" ]
+tags: [ "tar", "backups", ".tgz", "tar.gz" ]
 ---
 # `tar`
 

data/backups/unison.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "unison"
-tags: [ "Backups" ]
+tags: [ "Backups", "synch" ]
 ---
 
 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).

data/gpg/extras.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "gpg"
 tags: [ "vim", "data", "GPG" ]
+requires: [ "GPG Basics", "vim basics" ]
 ---
 
 The `vim-gnupg` plugin lets vim edit gpg-encrypted files as if they were unencrypted.

data/pdf_erasure.md

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 ---
 title: "PDF Metadata Erasure"
-tags: [ "Metadata", "Ghost Script" ]
+tags: [ "Metadata", "Ghost Script", "gs", ".pdf" ]
 ---
 
+You cannot erase pdf metadata with `exiftool` (it only *appends* your changes).
+To delete pdf metadata, you'll need `gs`.
+
 Make a text file called 'pdfmark.txt'.
 
 

data/recfiles/Board_Games.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
-title: "Board Games"
+title: "Board Games with Recfiles"
 tags: [ "data", "recfiles", "games" ]
+requires: "Recfiles"
 ---
 
 You can play with a board games database from boardgamegeek.com.

data/sc-im.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "sc-im"
-tags: [ "TUI", "data" ]
+tags: [ "TUI", "data", "spreadsheet", ".csv" ]
 ---
 
 - [Sample file](sc-im/sample.sc)

data/search_system.md

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+---
+title: "Search System"
+tags: [ "data", "search", "locate", "plocate" ]
+requires: "cron"
+---
+
+You can search every file on the computer instantly by installing `plocate`.
+
+Once installed, run `sudo updatedb` to create the database of (nearly) every file on the computer.
+
+Check how big the database is:
+
+```sh
+du -h /var/lib/plocate/plocate.db
+```
+
+Once you have the database, you can find nearly any file instantly.
+
+- Search for gifs: `locate .gif`
+- Search for gifs in the `/usr/` directory: `locate /usr/ .gif`
+- Search for jpg images with 'dog' or 'Dog' in the name: `locate -i dog jpg`
+- Search for videos: `plocate --regex '.mp4$|.mkv$|.wmv$|.webm$|.mov$|.avi$'`
+
+For best results, run `updatedb` regularly, perhaps in [crontab](../system/cron.md).
+
+## Search More Places
+
+`plocate` will not search `/tmp/`, because nobody cares about those files, and won't search inside `/mnt/`, because that's where USB sticks get mounted, so the files keep changing as USB sticks come and go.
+
+Change where `plocate` searches by editing the configuration file at `/etc/updatedb.conf`.
+
+By default, the `/mnt` directory is 'pruned' from the database.
+So if you want to search `/mnt` for videos, remove the word `/mnt` from the configuration file.
+
+
+```bash
+su root
+cat /etc/updatedb.conf
+sed -i 's#/mnt/##' /etc/updatedb.conf
+updatedb
+exit
+```
+
+Now you can search in `/mnt` for films:
+
+```sh
+plocate --regex '.mp4$|.mkv$|.wmv$|.webm$|.mov$|.avi$'
+```
+

data/soft_https.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "Soft Serve through https"
-tags: [ "data", "git", "lfs" ]
+tags: [ "data", "git server", "lfs" ]
 ---
 
 ## `http` Setup

data/taskwarrior/timew.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
-title: "timew"
+title: "timewarrior"
-tags: [ "Data" ]
+tags: [ "Data", "tracking", "time", "timew" ]
 ---
 # Summaries
 

distros/android/ssh_to_phone.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: [ "networking", "ssh", "android" ]
 3. Open fdroid, and run:
 
 
-```bash
+```sh
 pkg upgrade
 pkg install busybox termux-services openssh openssh-sftp-server
 source $PREFIX/etc/profile.d/start-services.sh

distros/arch/fonts.md

@@ -6,19 +6,20 @@ tags: [ "distros" ]
 
 Update font-cache:
 
-```bash
+```sh
+su root
 fc-cache
 ```
 
 List fonts:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 fc-list
 ```
 
 Grab the part of the font name you need for Xresources:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 fc-list | cut -d: -f2
 ```
 

distros/debian/apt.md

@@ -8,27 +8,27 @@ tags: [ "distros" ]
 
 Messed up a package's configuration files?
 
-```bash
+```sh
 sudo apt-get purge [thing]
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
 sudo apt autoremove 
 ```
 
 Check if you still have related things:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 apt search [thing]
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
 sudo apt-get install [ thing ]
 ```
 
 Still have problems?
 
-```bash
+```sh
 sudo dpgk --force-confmiss -i /var/cache/apt/archives/[thing]
 ```
 

distros/void/aeroplanes.md

@@ -4,15 +4,21 @@ tags: [ "Void" ]
 ---
 Put your device in 'aeroplane' mode (e.g. where no trace of signal leaves it) by turning off Wi-Fi and blue-tooth.
 
-> sudo sv stop wpa_supplicant bluetoothd
+```sh
+su root
+sv stop wpa_supplicant bluetoothd
+```
 
 Find your device's name with `ip a`.
 If unsure, try this:
 
-> name=$(ip a | grep -Eo 'wlp\w{3}')
+```sh
-
+name=$(ip a | grep -Eo 'wlp\w{3}')
-> echo $name
+echo $name
+```
 
 Then set that device down:
 
-> sudo ip link set $name down
+```sh
+ip link set $name down
+```

distros/void/extrace.md

@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ tags: [ "Void" ]
 ---
 Monitor all processes:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 extrace
 ```
 
 Monitor one process:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 extrace ls
 ```
 
 Monitor a script:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 ./script.sh | extrace
 ```
 

distros/void/jenkins.md

@@ -9,16 +9,17 @@ Jenkins is janky.
 ## Start
 Start the service file.
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo ln -s /etc/sv/jenkins /var/service
+su root
-sudo sv start jenkins
+ln -s /etc/sv/jenkins /var/service
+sv start jenkins
 ```
 
 Then visit the web interface with `$BROWSER localhost:8080`.
 
 If it's not working, try running the command from the run file the first time:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 chpst -u jenkins java -jar /opt/jenkins/jenkins.war
 ```
 

distros/void/locale.md

@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ tags: [ "void", "locale" ]
 Check the current locales:
 
 
-```bash
+```sh
 locale -a
 ```
 
 Add the languages you want by editing `/etc/default/libc-locales`, and uncommenting your choice:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 #en_DK.UTF-8 UTF-8  
 #en_DK ISO-8859-1  
 en_GB.UTF-8 UTF-8  
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ Now you can generate what you need for those languages.
 However, instead of generating what you need, you're going to generate everything which needs updating:
 
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo xbps-reconfigure glibc-locales
+su root
+xbps-reconfigure glibc-locales
 ```
 
 Finally, select your chosen locale by placing it in `/etc/locale.conf`.
 
-```bash
+```sh
 echo "LC_ALL=en_GB.UTF-8
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8" > /etc/locale.conf
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ en_GB ISO-8859-1
 Check your new locales are available:
 
 
-```bash
+```sh
 locale -a
 ```
 

hardware/brightness.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "brightness"
-tags: [ "hardware" ]
+tags: [ "hardware", "laptop" ]
 ---
 # Brightness
 

hardware/monitor.md

@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ tags: [ "hardware" ]
 ---
 See screen size
 
-> xrandr -q
+```sh
+xrandr -q
+```
 
 Automatically configure:
 
-> xrandr --auto
+```sh
+xrandr --auto
+```
 

sound/festival.md

@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ tags: [ "Sound" ]
 
 Add your user to the audio group, and install `festival-english`.
 
-```bash
+```sh
 echo "(Parameter.set 'Audio_Method 'Audio_Command)" >> /usr/share/festival/voices.scm
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
 echo "(Parameter.set 'Audio_Command "aplay -q -c 1 -t raw -f s16 -r $SR $FILE")" /usr/share/festival/voices.scm
 ```
 

system/Makefiles.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "Makefiles"
-tags: [ "system", "makefiles" ]
+tags: [ "system", "make" ]
 ---
 
 The `make` system wants to know:
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The `make` system wants to know:
 
 Start with a basic test-area.
 
-```bash
+```sh
 mkdir make_test ; cd $_
 printf "%s:\n" README.md > Makefile
 printf "\t%s\n" 'echo "Basic makefile example." > $@' >> Makefile
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ README.md: Makefile
 	echo '```' >> $@
 	cat $< >> $@
 	echo '```' >> $@
-
-
 ```
 
 Note the order:
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ $(storage_directory)/README.md: README.md
 
 Now you can tell `make` to create the backup:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 make backups/README.md
 ```
 

system/Makefiles/graph-easy.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "Makefile Graphs"
-tags: [ "system", "makefiles", "graph" ]
+tags: [ "system", "make", "graph" ]
 ---
 
 If you have `graph-easy` (often in the package `perl-graph-easy` or similar), you can make a graph from the makefile with `make2graph` (the package is often called `makefile2graph`).

system/Makefiles/help.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "Makefiles"
-tags: [ "system", "makefiles", "help" ]
+tags: [ "system", "make", "help" ]
 ---
 
 Make your first target 'help' to give an overview of the main targets.

system/Makefiles/patterns.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 ---
 title: "Makefile Patterns"
-tags: [ "system", "makefiles" ]
+tags: [ "system", "make" ]
 ---
 
 Using the [basic example](../Makefile.md), you can make a complete backup of all backup files.
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ backups/backup.tgz: backups/backup_29.md backups/backup_30.md
     tar czf backups/backup.tgz backups/backup_29.md backups/backup_30.md
 ```
 
-
 The phony `backup` target should now point to this tar backup.
 
 

system/awk.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "awk"
-tags: [ "System" ]
+tags: [ "System", ".csv" ]
 ---
 # Basics
 

system/bash_tricks.md

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ There are a bunch of files:
 
 Goal: swap the word "Column" for "Alice" in all files.
 
-```
+```sh
 IFS=$'\n'
 for f in $(find . -name "Col*"); do
 mv "$f" $(echo "$f" | sed s/Column/Alice/)

system/character-encoding.md

@@ -1,26 +1,24 @@
 ---
 title: "character-encoding"
-tags: [ "System" ]
+tags: [ "System", "encoding" ]
 ---
+
 Convert a text file from one encoding type to another with:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 iconv -f ascii -t utf8 oldfilename > newfilename
 ```
 
 Available options are:
 
-* ISO-8859-15
+- ISO-8859-15
-
+- UTF-8
-* UTF-8
+- ASCII
-
+- Lots more
-* ASCII
-
-* Lots more
 
 Generate a full list of encoding types available with:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 iconv -l
 ```
 

system/deduplicate.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "deduplicate"
-tags: [ "system", "deduplicate", "duplicates", "maintenance" ]
+tags: [ "system", "deduplicate", "maintenance", "storage" ]
 ---
 
 `rdfind`: find duplicate files, then delete them, or turn them into links.

system/editors.md

@@ -1,27 +1,24 @@
 ---
 title: "$EDITOR"
-tags: [ "System" ]
+tags: [ "system" ]
 ---
 The System's default text editor can be defined within /etc/profile.  It's given the variable `EDITOR`.
 
-Add these lines to `/etc/profile.d/local.sh`:
+Add these lines to `/etc/profile.d/custom.sh`:
-
-```
-
-export EDITOR=vim
-
-export VISUAL=$EDITOR
 
+```sh
+echo 'export EDITOR=vim' >> /etc/profile.d/custom.sh
+echo 'export VISUAL=$EDITOR' >> /etc/profile.d/custom.sh
 ```
 
 Then reload that profile with:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 source /etc/profile
 ```
 
 If you want to ensure `nano` never appears again:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 sudo ln -sf $(which vim) $(which nano)
 ```

system/fstab.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "fstab"
-tags: [ "System" ]
+tags: [ "system", "disk" ]
 ---
 # Basics
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Ignore this obsolete option.
 ## 6: Pass
 
 | Number | Meaning               |
-|        |                       |
+|:------:|:---------------------:|
 |   0    | Swap (or not mounted) |
 |   1    | Mount at /            |
 |   2    | Mount somewhere else  |
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ Ignore this obsolete option.
 ## Options
 
 - `nofail` means the computer will not fail to boot, even if the drive fails, or is unplugged. It's a good option for everything except `/`.
-- noauto means 'don't mount on boot' (but you can still mount with `mount -a`).
+- `noauto` means 'don't mount on boot' (but you can still mount with `mount -a`).
 

system/kernel.md

@@ -1,41 +1,41 @@
 ---
 title: "kernel"
-tags: [ "System" ]
+tags: [ "system" ]
 ---
-Check which kernet modules are loaded into memory
 
-```bash
+Check which kernel modules are loaded into memory:
-sudo /sbin/lsmod 
+
+```sh
+su root
+/sbin/lsmod 
 ```
 
 Check which virtual box modules are loaded into memory
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo /sbin/lsmod | grep vbox 
+/sbin/lsmod | grep vbox 
 ```
 
 Virtual box is using vboxpci, vboxnetadp, vboxnetflt, vboxdr.
 
 Look at what's claiming wifi:
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo lshw -C network
+lshw -C network
 ```
 
 If this shows that the device is 'unclaimed' then it's time to add a module, e.g. ath9k.
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo modprobe ath9k
+modprobe ath9k
 ```
 
 Modules can also be 'restarted' by removing and adding them, e.g. the video module, 'uvcvideo':
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo rmmod uvcvideo
+rmmod uvcvideo
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo modprobe uvcvideo
+modprobe uvcvideo
 ```
-
-

system/lf.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "lf - The Light File Manager"
-tags: [ "File Browser" ]
+tags: [ "File Browser", "TUI" ]
 ---
 
 ![lf](/tapes/lf.gif)

system/mdadm.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "mdadm"
-tags: [ "RAID" ]
+tags: [ "RAID", "disk" ]
 ---
 # RAID5
 

system/monitoring.md

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Show memory usage in Gibitytes.
 ```bash
 free -g
 ```
+
 Show low and high gigibtye usage on a *l*ine, and repeat the measurement every 5 seconds:
 
 ```bash

system/partitions.md

@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 title: "partitions"
 tags: [ "System" ]
 ---
+
 # FDisk Basics
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo fdisk /dev/sda
+su root
+fdisk /dev/sda
 ```
 
 - m for help.
@@ -31,20 +33,20 @@ fdisk will not help with a GPT formatted drive.  For this, use gdisk, which is m
 
 Now that we have a partition, we can make it into a fileSystem.  Most will use:
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sdc1
+mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sdc1
 ```
 
 or if you're making a swap partition, you can use:
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo mkswap /dev/sdb2
+mkswap /dev/sdb2
 ```
 
 or for the reiser fileSystem, we can use:
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo mkreiserfs /dev/sdc2
+mkreiserfs /dev/sdc2
 ```
 
 # File System Types
@@ -61,86 +63,86 @@ sudo mkreiserfs /dev/sdc2
 
 # Parted
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo parted /dev/sdb
+parted /dev/sdb
 ```
 
 
 # Monitoring
 Look at physical and virtual partitions:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 df -h
 ```
 
 or  divide things by inode - the thing which records where files are?
 
-```bash
+```sh
 df -i
 ```
 
 Examine a fileSystem with:
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo dumpe2fs /dev/sda1 | less
+dumpe2fs /dev/sda1 | less
 ```
 
 # Prevention
 There are multiple programs which work mostly the same way.
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo tune2fs -c 30 /dev/sda1
+tune2fs -c 30 /dev/sda1
 ```
 
 This will check sda1 every 30 boots.  It can also be checked every month.
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo tune2fs -i 1m /dev/sda1
+tune2fs -i 1m /dev/sda1
 ```
 
 This thing can also make a new label for the System:
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo tune2fs -L new_name /dev/sdb3
+tune2fs -L new_name /dev/sdb3
 ```
 
 # Repair
 Start by unmounting the fileSystem.
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo umount /dev/sdc1
+umount /dev/sdc1
 ```
 
 Then it's time to check. 
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo fsck /dev/sdc1
+fsck /dev/sdc1
 ```
 
 And possibly repair damage:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 e2fsck -p /dev/sdc1
 ```
 
 
 or the same with:
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo debugfs /dev/sdc1
+debugfs /dev/sdc1
 ```
 
 # Mounting
 You can mount with a specified filetype with:
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/sdc2 /mnt/stick
+mount -t ext3 /dev/sdc2 /mnt/stick
 ```
 
 or if you don't know the type, just try the lot:
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo mount -a /dev/sdc1 /mnt/stick
+mount -a /dev/sdc1 /mnt/stick
 ```
 
 # File Systems
@@ -152,35 +154,35 @@ NB: When I followed these instructions, the process destroyed my data. Seemed fi
 
 Check the fileSystem's health:
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo e2fsck -f /dev/sdb1
+e2fsck -f /dev/sdb1
 ```
 
 Resize the file System to something smaller than what you want, so here I want 500G and so I resize to 450 G.
 
-```bash
+```sh
 resize2fs /dev/sdb1 450G
 ```
 
 Then delete the partition with either gdisk or fdisk, depending upon the layout.
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo fdisk /dev/sdb
+fdisk /dev/sdb
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
 d
 ```
 
 Then make a new fileSystem of the desired type with:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 n
 ```
 
 And finally resize to the full size you want:
 
-sudo resize2fs /dev/sdb1
+resize2fs /dev/sdb1
 
 And then check your disk again with e2fsck.
 
@@ -193,20 +195,18 @@ Let's start with names.  PV = 'Physical Volume', VG = 'Volume Group', and LV = '
 
 Now we can create a volume group out of sdb2 and sdc3:
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo vgcreate my-new-vg /dev/sdb2 /dev/sdc3
+vgcreate my-new-vg /dev/sdb2 /dev/sdc3
 ```
 
 Then make a new logical volume out of the volume group:
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo lvcreate -n my-new-lv my-new-vg
+lvcreate -n my-new-lv my-new-vg
 ```
 
 Then have a look at all logical volumes:
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo lvscan
+lvscan
 ```
-
-

system/swap.md

@@ -4,49 +4,47 @@ tags: [ "basics" ]
 ---
 # Making a Swap File
 
-```bash
+```sh
+su root
 cd /var/cache/
-```
+dd if=/dev/zero of=swapfile bs=1K count=4M
-
-```bash
-sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=swapfile bs=1K count=4M
 ```
 
 This creates a swapfile of (1k x 4M) 4 Gigs.
 Change 4M to XM for an XGig swap.
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo chmod 600 swapfile
+chmod 600 swapfile
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo mkswap swapfile
+mkswap swapfile
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo swapon swapfile
+swapon swapfile
 ```
 
 Test it's working with top
 
-```bash
+```sh
 top -bn1 | grep -i swap
 ```
 
 or:
 
-```bash
+```sh
-echo "/var/cache/swapfile none swap sw 0 0" | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
+echo "/var/cache/swapfile none swap sw 0 0" | tee -a /etc/fstab
 ```
 
 Test it'll work at boot with:
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo swapoff swapfile
+swapoff swapfile
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo swapon -va
+swapon -va
 ```
 
 # Partition Swaps
@@ -57,13 +55,13 @@ Put this in /etc/fstab:
 
 Then test it works with:
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo swapon -va
+swapon -va
 ```
 
 Test other partitions in fstab with:
 
-```bash
+```sh
-sudo mount -a
+mount -a
 ```
 

system/tmux.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
 title: "tmux"
-tags: [ "System" ]
+tags: [ "system" ]
 ---
 Start with:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 tmux
 ```
 
@@ -34,21 +34,21 @@ In addition to Windows, there are panes.
 
 Crate a new session with the name 'backup'.
 
-```bash
+```sh
 tmux new -s backup
 ```
 
 List sessions:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 tmux list-sessions
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
 tmux kill-session -t 2
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
 tmux attach -t backup
 ```
 

virtualization/docker.md

@@ -2,21 +2,21 @@
 title: "Docker"
 tags: [ "documentation", "Virtualization" ]
 ---
-```bash
+```sh
 sudo pacman -S docker
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
 sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
 sudo systemctl start docker
 ```
 
 You need to either log out and back in again to be in the docker group, or run everything as root.
 
-```bash
+```sh
 # docker info
 ```
 
@@ -24,19 +24,19 @@ This should show you things are working.
 
 Search for a distro you want
 
-```bash
+```sh
 docker search debian
 ```
 
 If you get a hit, pull it.
 
-```bash
+```sh
 docker pull debian
 ```
 
 Then run a live image:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 docker run -it debian
 ```
 
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ docker run -it debian
 
 Check currently running containers with
 
-```bash
+```sh
 docker ps
 ```
 
 Check all containers with
 
-```bash
+```sh
 docker ps -a
 ```
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Now we can get a list of all containers.
 
 To delete one, take the id, e.g. '97796727e883', and run:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 docker rm 97796727e883
 ```
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ docker rm 97796727e883
 
 Get a list of docker container ips
 
-```bash
+```sh
 docker inspect -f '{{range.NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' *container_name_or_id*
 ```
 

virtualization/virtualbox.md

@@ -6,27 +6,27 @@ tags: [ "System" ]
 
 ## Arch Linux
 
-```bash
+```sh
 sudo pacman -S virtualbox-host-modules-arch virtualbox-guest-iso
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
 sudo modprobe vboxdrv
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
 # vboxreload
 ```
 
 Make dd image into vdi
 
-```bash
+```sh
 VBoxManage convertdd base.dd output.vdi --format VDI
 ```
 
 If this doesn't work, try to make a new bite size with just
 
-```bash
+```sh
 sudo dd if=image.dd of=image2.dd bs=512 conv=sync
 ```
 
@@ -34,19 +34,19 @@ sudo dd if=image.dd of=image2.dd bs=512 conv=sync
 
 List boxes:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 VBoxManage list vms
 ```
 
 Start a headless instance
 
-```bash
+```sh
 VBoxManage startvm "rata" --type headless
 ```
 
 To pause the machine:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 VBoxManage controlvm "rata" pause --type headless
 ```
 
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ You can do a number of things to virtualboxes this way:
 
 Creating a VM requires registering it:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 VBoxManage createvm --name Ubuntu19.04 --register  --ostype Ubuntu
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
 VBoxManage modifyvm Ubuntu19.04 --memory 1042
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
 VBoxManage storagectl Ubuntu19.04 -name IDE --add ide --controller PIIX4  --bootable on
 ```
 

virtualization/xen/xen_basics.md

@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ tags: [ "xe", "virtualization", "volume" ]
 # Make a local iso repository
 
 
-```bash
+```sh
 STORE_PATH=/var/opt/xen/ISO_Store
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
 mkdir -p $STORE_PATH
 ```
 
-```bash
+```sh
 xe sr-create name-label="$STORAGE_NAME" type=iso device-config:location=$STORE_PATH device-config:legacy_mode=true content-type=iso
 ```
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ This creates a UUID for the new directory:
 
 # Main Console
 
-```bash
+```sh
 xsconsole
 ```
 
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ xsconsole
 
 List volumes:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 lvs
 ```
 
 List groups:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 vgs
 ```
 

vision/lowdown.md

@@ -5,21 +5,21 @@ tags: [ "Markdown", "PDF", "Vision" ]
 
 Turn a markdown file into a pdf:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 lowdown -stms "$FILE".md | pdfroff -itk -mspdf > "$FILE".pdf
 ```
 
 *Example:* put [this Makefile](lowdown/example.txt) in a directory, rename it `Makefile`, then do:
 
 
-```bash
+```sh
 make example
 make
 ```
 
 To give the document a title, put that title in the metadata:
 
-```bash
+```sh
 sed -i "1 i---" "$FILE".md
 sed -i "1 ititle: $TITLE" "$FILE".md
 sed -i "1 i---" "$FILE".md