The watch command in Linux is used to execute a command periodically and show the output. This is extremely useful if you need to track any changes in the output of a repeatedly executed command. There is no direct equivalent for the watch command in Windows, however the same result can be achieved using the […]
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Windows: MD5/SHA256 CheckSum – Built-In Utility
In Windows you can make a checksum of a file without installing any additional software. For this you can use the certUtil – built-in command-line utility that works both in Windows CMD and Powershell. In this note i will show the examples of how to make md5sum and sha256sum of a file in Windows from […]
Pip Install – SSL Error: Certificate_Verify_Failed
If you are trying to install some Python package using the pip install command and pip fails to verify the SSL certificate, you may receive the error as follows: Could not fetch URL https://pypi.org/…/: There was a problem confirming the ssl certificate: HTTPSConnectionPool(host=’pypi.org’, port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /…/ (Caused by SSLError(SSLCertVerificationError(1, ‘[ SSL: […]
JFrog Artifactory: Upload File – cURL
JFrog’s Artifactory is a binary repository manager. The artifacts to Artifactory can be uploaded (deployed) using REST API. In this note i am showing how to upload an artifact (simple file.zip) to generic Artifactory repository using curl command from the command line in Linux or from the PowerShell in Windows.
cURL: Add Header, Multiple Headers, Authorization
curl allows to add extra headers to HTTP requests. The HTTP headers are used to pass additional information between the client and the server. In this article i am showing the examples of how to add header in curl, how to add multiple headers and how to set authorization header from the Linux command line.
CyberArk: Get Password – cURL – Cert-Based Auth
Passwords can be retrieved from CyberArk credential provider using REST API. In the following note i’ll show how to get account details, including password or SSH-key, from CyberArk safe from the command line using curl. To authenticate on CyberArk i will use certificate-based authentication method.
JFrog Artifactory: Default Password – Test Credentials
Artifactory comes with a pre-configured default “admin” account. In this short note you will find the default Artifactory credentials and i will show how to test Artifactory login, password and API Key by authenticating on Artifactory’s REST API using curl command from the command line in Linux.
JFrog Artifactory: Download Artifact using cURL
JFrog’s Artifactory is a binary repository manager. The artifacts from Artifactory can be downloaded using REST API. In this note i am showing how to download an artifact (simple file.zip) from generic Artifactory repository using curl command from the command line in Linux or from the PowerShell in Windows.
Disable IPv6 on Linux – Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS
To disable IPv6 on Linux it is required to modify Linux kernel parameters. IPv6 can be temporary disabled at runtime, using sysctl command or it can be disabled permanently using either sysctl configuration file or the required kernel parameters can be passed at boot time using GRUB configuration. In this note i am showing how […]
Windows: Zip | Unzip – Command Line
In the past it was not possible to create Zip files and Unzip archives in Windows without installing third-party programs like WinZip and 7-Zip. But now Windows has a built-in capability to Zip files and folders and Unzip archives from the command line using PowerShell. Starting from Windows 8 with PowerShell 3.0 and .NET Framework […]