Tag: disk-check

  • Quick Tip: Looping a command in bash

    Quick Tip: Looping a command in bash

    Discover how to monitor disk space usage efficiently while running slow programs to prevent sudden command failures. Use `watch -n10 bash -c “df -h | ack disk1s5″` for real-time updates, where `disk1s5` represents the desired partition. Run `df` to find the correct device file.

  • Fake Flash Adventures

    Fake Flash Adventures

    I recently purchased a “256 GB” flash drive for $3.  I knew this had to be fake, but I was also curious about how it worked.  It turns out that there was a “256 GB” micro SD card inside of it and I’m pretty sure that’s fake. I didn’t get this on Amazon, but here’s…