LHB Linux Digest #24.12: Certifications, Bash Scripting Course, Ansible Tips and More

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The Docker for Beginner course is complete. It is accessible online for the Pro members. We'll also make it available in eBook format later.

Learn Docker: Complete Beginner’s Course

Learn Docker, an important skill to have for any DevOps and modern sysadmin. Learn all the essentials of Docker in this series.

Linux Handbook •Abdullah Tarek

💭 What else do you get in this edition of LHB Linux Digest:

• Sar command guide
• Crontab logs
• A new code editor
• Tools and memes for Linux lovers

✨ Get Certified at a Discount

To celebrate the SysAdmin appreciation day (last Friday of July), Linux Foundation is running offers on its training and certifications. Certifications can be helpful for DevOps career aspirants. So take advantage of the offer and get certification exams at a reduced pricing.

📖 Linux Tips and Tutorials

What went wrong with your cron job? The answer can be found in the logs.

How to Check Crontab logs in Linux

Wondering if the cronjob ran successfully or not? Stop wondering. Just check the cron logs. Here’s who to do that.

Linux Handbook •Team LHB

The sar command gives you the historical data of system resource usage.

Using sar Command in Linux to Get System Resource Stats

Sar is CLI utility that tracks and records system resource utilization. Extremely helpful if you want to have a historical view of the resource usage.

Linux Handbook •Helder

📚 DevOps Tutorials

Blocks are a powerful feature in Ansible that allows you to group tasks together and apply common attributes to all tasks within the block.

How to Use Ansible Blocks

Make your Playbooks more readable and maintainable using Blocks feature in Ansible.

Linux Handbook •LHB Community

Also learn about the replace module in Ansible.

Replace Strings and Lines with Ansible Replace Module

Learn to replace strings and lines across multiple systems or files with the Ansible replace module.

Linux Handbook •LHB Community

💡Quick Terminal tip

Put a space before a command and it won't be registered in the history.

🛠️ Nifty tool

Zed is a new code editor to rival Microsoft VS Code. It is now available on Linux.

Zed – Code at the speed of thought

Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.

Zed

😂 Geek humor

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