Comments on: The gift of the command line http://blogallalong.com/2009/03/04/the-gift-of-the-command-line/ News and articles about technology, computers, internet, search engines, books, video games, movies and documentaries Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:18:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bashar http://blogallalong.com/2009/03/04/the-gift-of-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-37087 Bashar Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:35:06 +0000 http://blogallalong.com/?p=1083#comment-37087 maryam: Hmm... why so? I admit you could fire a command line like the one we had in a banking system. Story was for some reason a guy punched in "PURGE *.*". That would delete everything on the system. Let me say that again, it deleted everything on the PRODUCTION SYSTEM. They did work on all backup but there was one core file which was non-recoverable. He said the poor guy ended up selling cigarettes on the corner for the street :P. maryam: Hmm… why so? I admit you could fire a command line like the one we had in a banking system. Story was for some reason a guy punched in “PURGE *.*”. That would delete everything on the system. Let me say that again, it deleted everything on the PRODUCTION SYSTEM.

They did work on all backup but there was one core file which was non-recoverable. He said the poor guy ended up selling cigarettes on the corner for the street :P.

]]> By: maryam http://blogallalong.com/2009/03/04/the-gift-of-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-37041 maryam Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:57:38 +0000 http://blogallalong.com/?p=1083#comment-37041 never punch commands lines when too excited or in a hurry! Though it's faster than web interface, if applicable, I'd rather use the latter in certain situations! never punch commands lines when too excited or in a hurry!

Though it’s faster than web interface, if applicable, I’d rather use the latter in certain situations!

]]> By: Bashar http://blogallalong.com/2009/03/04/the-gift-of-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-37006 Bashar Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:49:04 +0000 http://blogallalong.com/?p=1083#comment-37006 MBH: I only tried WOW for a week and uninstalled it. I have a life and this is so addictive. Good you quit the game I say :) MBH: I only tried WOW for a week and uninstalled it. I have a life and this is so addictive.

Good you quit the game I say :)

]]> By: MBH http://blogallalong.com/2009/03/04/the-gift-of-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-36977 MBH Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:06:15 +0000 http://blogallalong.com/?p=1083#comment-36977 Oh, I forgot to say that I quit the game long ago. I think I played for 4 months!!! Oh, I forgot to say that I quit the game long ago. I think I played for 4 months!!!

]]> By: MBH http://blogallalong.com/2009/03/04/the-gift-of-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-36976 MBH Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:05:32 +0000 http://blogallalong.com/?p=1083#comment-36976 <b>Bashar</b>, The game starts to be interesting but it takes about 9 months before the actions starts and in Arab servers you only get morons and LOTS of DUMB politics. IF you are to play, play on US servers. <b>nbq</b>, It's all <a href="http://mbhtech.blogspot.com/2008/03/finding-fastest-host.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Bashar, The game starts to be interesting but it takes about 9 months before the actions starts and in Arab servers you only get morons and LOTS of DUMB politics.

IF you are to play, play on US servers.

nbq, It’s all here.

]]> By: Bashar http://blogallalong.com/2009/03/04/the-gift-of-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-36952 Bashar Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:31:21 +0000 http://blogallalong.com/?p=1083#comment-36952 MBH: That's smart :). Games is so popular I feel ignorant not knowing it. MBH: That’s smart :). Games is so popular I feel ignorant not knowing it.

]]> By: nbq http://blogallalong.com/2009/03/04/the-gift-of-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-36945 nbq Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:47:13 +0000 http://blogallalong.com/?p=1083#comment-36945 MBH, Share the script! Share the knowledge ;) MBH,
Share the script! Share the knowledge ;)

]]> By: MBH http://blogallalong.com/2009/03/04/the-gift-of-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-36919 MBH Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:30:58 +0000 http://blogallalong.com/?p=1083#comment-36919 Ever heard of Travian? Their servers used to get heavy loads so I wrote a shell script to get all servers, ping them, sort them and give the one with the lowest latency. Simple & beautiful. <3 CLI Ever heard of Travian?
Their servers used to get heavy loads so I wrote a shell script to get all servers, ping them, sort them and give the one with the lowest latency.

Simple & beautiful.

<3 CLI

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