Tag: Unix

Using the Unix Epoch timestamp for file naming

Another aide-mémoire today, illustrated via a small script. I was musing on file version numbering (yes I know about SVN et al, but sometimes they are overkill) and considered using the time represented as the number of seconds elapsed since the Unix Epoch, seems like a simple approach wrapped into the file and filename, what … Continue reading Using the Unix Epoch timestamp for file naming →

Using .forward files and retaining a local copy

If your read your email on a platform able to utilise dot forward files (.forward), it's useful to know that aside from adding a forward address to bounce mail onwards seamlessly, you can retain a copy at the original receiving host by constructing your .forward as below, where I show an excerpt from my system. #cat .forward … Continue reading Using .forward files and retaining a local copy →