The origin of the name cron is from the Greek word for time, χρόνος For reference, here’s how to create a quick cron job task that can run on a recurring schedule on Linux. You have one of two options to get a script to run, either dropping a script into one of the following folders on a linux machine or creating…
Wondering what linux distro is running in a container or on some forgotten VM? I’m sure if you’re in the various flavors of Linux, including but not limited to Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Debian, etc., then you would recognize the distro by file structure or other subtle differences. For those that don’t recognize the distro instantly, here’s a quick linux command…
VSTS has a few readily available build agents that are hosted and shared with other users on the platform. If you have special build dependencies, don’t like waiting for others on shared hosts, want faster builds, or just simply want to own the agent, then the following short article should give you just enough to get up and running quickly….