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Fakhri Thaher
Behind the systems. Enabling everything.
A personal technical blog: open-source tools, system administration, Linux, networking, DevOps, security and automation.
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fakhri@server: ~
$ uptime
up … years, … days, --:--:--, … user, load average: …
$ whoami
architect_of_uptime
$ cat /etc/motivation.txt
Automate. Monitor. Secure. Optimize.
$ Servers
Keep it running.
Network
Keep it connected.
Security
Keep it protected.
Cloud
Scale it smart.
Automation
Make it efficient.
Monitoring
Watch everything.
Backup
Protect your data.
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A long-standing terminal multiplexer that runs multiple shells in one session and keeps them running after you detach.
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autojump
A faster way to navigate your filesystem by jumping to directories based on how often you visit them.
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ripgrep
A line-oriented search tool that recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting your `.gitignore`.
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direnv
An environment switcher that loads and unloads environment variables automatically as you change directories.
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tmux
A terminal multiplexer that lets you run many shells in one window and keep sessions alive after you disconnect.
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Starship
A fast, minimal, infinitely customizable prompt that works across virtually any shell.
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mise
A fast, all-in-one tool for managing dev runtime versions, environment variables, and project tasks.
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asdf
A single CLI to manage multiple runtime versions (Node, Python, Ruby, and many more) through a plugin system.
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From the scripts library
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Bulk Rename Files by Pattern
Renames many files at once using a sed substitution, with dry-run preview.
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bashlinuxIntermediate
Lock inactive users
Finds human accounts with no login activity beyond a chosen threshold and locks them, with a safe dry-run mode by default.
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bashlinuxBeginner
Disk Usage Threshold Alert
Emails an administrator whenever any mounted filesystem climbs above a configurable usage percentage.
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bashlinuxBeginner
List GCP compute instances
Show every Compute Engine VM in a project with zone, machine type, status, and IPs.
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