Best Free SSH Client for Windows ?

 Linux, shells, Unix  No Responses »
Aug 122012
 

Since years I’m using the putty as ssh client, and I think that it is one of best ever done.
Anyway in the last time I was searching for a SSH client which can handle multiple ssh sessions on the same running instance, to not switch between different windows.

I was looking for something at low cost, but if it is free then it is even better.
Finally I found something: it is mobaxterm from mobatek .
It has what I wanted: tabbed sessions.
If you have multiple connections you do not need to switch between multiple windows, they are tabbed under the same main application.
mobaxterm SFTP tab

    Also, mobaXterm has a lot of other feature, most used be my are:

  • SFTP connection, all he time when you open a ssh connection you will get a SFTP connection too. Continue reading »
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Find Dead Links on Unix with Perl

 Perl, Programming, Unix  2 Responses »
Aug 102012
 

Very often on unix environment we have to deal with symlinks (aka soft links – reference to other files).

Because of different reason the referenced file may be moved or removed, but the  symlink still points to the old file.

Such situations can lead to unexpected errors: e.g if your symlink points to an executable and the referenced file was deleted then you will get “Permission denied” message, and you will ask yourself: why it does not work ,couple of days ago it was just fine; and the file is there ?!.

Because of this few years ago I’ve made a small script to look for dead links.
Usually I start this script during weekend, and Monday morning I’m just looking on the reports.
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