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How to generate RSS 2.0 feed quickly using Python
How To Find a Directory On Linux Based System
Linux / Unix: Sort ls Command Output By Last Modified Date and Time
Top 25 Nginx Web Server Best Security Practices
My 10 UNIX Command Line Mistakes

How to generate RSS 2.0 feed quickly using Python

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 11:57 AM PDT

I wanted to generate RSS 2.0 feeds in Python. Nothing fancy but for certain tasks I needed it something that is quick and just works out of the box. I found rfeed - a library to generate RSS 2.0 feeds in Python. It is in my opinion straightforward to use.

How To Find a Directory On Linux Based System

Posted: 31 Jul 2017 09:06 PM PDT

I just switched from MS-Windows server admin to Debian Linux server admin role. I need to find a directory called project.images. How can I find a directory on Linux?

Linux / Unix: Sort ls Command Output By Last Modified Date and Time

Posted: 31 Jul 2017 09:04 PM PDT

How do I sort the output of ls command by last modified date?

Top 25 Nginx Web Server Best Security Practices

Posted: 31 Jul 2017 09:02 PM PDT

Best Nginx web server hardening and security practice for Linux/Unix sysadmins and developers.

My 10 UNIX Command Line Mistakes

Posted: 31 Jul 2017 09:00 PM PDT

Here are a few mistakes that I made while working at UNIX/Linux prompt.