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Ruby as a Bash replacement: Writing powerful system scripts in Ruby

Ruby can replace Bash for system scripts that outgrow a few lines: real error handling, readable syntax, easy testing. Examples of bulk folder compression, process management, file operations, making scripts executable, and when Bash is still the better pick.

May 12, 2025

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How to run a command in the background and then kill it under bash terminal?

Run any command in the background in bash by appending &, check it with jobs, and stop it with kill -9 %. A short guide using a Rails server as the example, so long-running processes stop blocking your terminal while you keep working.

Nov 13, 2023

Ruby as a Bash replacement: Writing powerful system scripts in Ruby

How to run a command in the background and then kill it under bash terminal?

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