M thought/write-posix-shell.html → thought/write-posix-shell.html

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   when the problem you're solving involves linux,
   text processing, or managing files, consider shell.
 
-  here are a bunch of examples of great little shell programs:
+  here are a bunch of ideas that shell would be a great
+  fit for:
 
-    - mass rename files and make them consistent
-      (*.erb.html -> *.html)
-
+    - rename a bunch of files
     - make a take-my-estrogen alarm clock
       (perhaps your laptop would beep)
-
-    - run a command when any .go files change
-
-    - find all files that end in .kfx and delete them forever
-
-    - run commands on a bunch of remote systems at once
-
+    - run a command when a certain file changes
+    - delete all files that end in .kfx
+    - execute a series of commands on many remote systems
     - count the number of occurrences of the word "fuck"
-      across your projects, and sort the results
-
-    - make a shell program that backs your raspberry pi up
-      to an external hard drive
-
+      across your projects, then sort the results
+    - back up your raspberry pi up to an external hard drive
     - submit JSON data to an endpoint on a schedule
+    - create a virtual machine with a certain name
+    - update a personal website whenever its git repo changes
+      > this is how i deploy j3s.sh!
+        one 2-line cronjob,
+        one 10-line shell script,
+        2 years with 99.999% uptime
+    - find rss feed endpoints and print any that exist
+     > my friend begriffs[3] and i wrote shell that does this!
 
-    - check a git repo for updates and then run commands
-      (this is how i deploy j3s.sh!)
-
-    - attempt to predict rss feed endpoints and print any that exist
-      (my friend begriffs[3] and i wrote shell that does this)
-
-  all of the above examples would take between 10 seconds and
-  5 minutes to implement in the hands of an experienced
+  most of the above examples would take between 10 seconds and
+  2 minutes to implement in the hands of an experienced
   shell person. that person could be you!!