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authorTom Ryder <tom@sanctum.geek.nz>2016-02-26 17:21:01 +1300
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* Three SSH-related scripts:
- * `shoal(1)` — Print hostnames read from a `ssh_config(5)` file
- * `scatter(1)` — Run command on multiple hosts read from `shoal(1)` and
- print output
- * `shock(1)` — Run command on multiple hosts read from `shoal(1)` and
- print the hostname if the command returns zero
+ * `shoal(1)` prints hostnames read from a `ssh_config(5)` file.
+ * `scatter(1)` runs a command on multiple hosts read from `shoal(1)` and
+ prints output.
+ * `shock(1)` runs a command on multiple hosts read from `shoal(1)` and
+ prints the hostname if the command returns zero.
* `edda(1)` provides a means to run `ed(1)` over a set of files preserving
- any options, mostly useful for scripts. There’s `--help` output and a
- manual page.
+ any options, mostly useful for scripts.
* `han(1)` provides a `keywordprg` for Vim's Bash script filetype that will
- look for `help` topics. You could use it from the shell too. It also has a
- brief manual.
+ look for `help` topics. You could use it from the shell too.
* `maybe(1)` is like `true(1)` or `false(1)`; given a probability of success,
it exits with success or failure. Good for quick tests.
* `sue(8)` execs `sudoedit(8)` as the owner of all the file arguments given,
@@ -288,9 +286,9 @@ Scripts
* `td(1)` manages a to-do file for you with `$EDITOR` and `git(1)`; I used to
use Taskwarrior, but found it too complex and buggy.
* `tl(1)` tags input lines with a prefix or suffix, basically a `sed(1)`
- shortcut
+ shortcut.
* `tlcs(1)` executes a command and uses `tl(1)` to tag stdout and stderr
- lines, and color them if you want
+ lines, and color them if you want.
* `try(1)` repeats a command up to a given number of times until it succeeds,
only printing error output if all three attempts failed. Good for
tolerating blips or temporary failures in `cron(8)` scripts.