Shawn J. Goff

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bio	website	shawnjgoff.com
	location	Tampa, FL
	age	32
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I've grown up with computers around me my whole life. I started programming when I was a kid, and stuck with it ever since. I came across Linux around 1999 and have enjoyed working with it ever since.

For a job, I get to write software that runs on embedded Linux devices. I do everything from working on low-level drivers to writing shell scripts and even web apps.

	12,928 reputation	bio	website	shawnjgoff.com	visits	member for	2 years, 8 months
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Nov 9	comment	How to make a distro be fullscreen on VirtualBox? Agreed with Falmarri. Most distributions have the guest additions in the repositories, so you can look there first.
Nov 9	comment	How do I send stdin to the clipboard? Another one is xclip; it accepts from stdin by default. I only use it because it's the first such tool that I learned of.
Nov 9	answered	How to make a distro be fullscreen on VirtualBox?
Nov 9	comment	Difference between nohup, disown and & Minor difference between nohup and disown: the disown command will remove it from your jobs list; nohup will not.
Nov 8	comment	How to run commands automatically on gnome-terminal after log-in? @Giles: Or Screen is easier to scroll: it depends on the way you like to work. I'm not sure what you mean about the two windows - I do it all the time: ^a S ^a <tab> ^a c
Nov 8	comment	How to run commands automatically on gnome-terminal after log-in? By the way, I would highly recommend tmux or GNU Screen instead. They are terminal multiplexers that are a bit easier to setup for this kind of thing, and you can use them over an ssh connection. The only disadvantage is that they don't have tabs for you to click on, but you can get a menu list of windows or sessions that you can navigate up and down through and to switch to one. They also have other fancy options like split-screen, activity/inactivity monitors, and the ability to keep the session open without a terminal attached.
Nov 8	revised	How to run commands automatically on gnome-terminal after log-in? fixed will will
Nov 8	revised	How to run commands automatically on gnome-terminal after log-in? Clarified info about shell profile file.
Nov 8	revised	How to run commands automatically on gnome-terminal after log-in? Tested, fixed bug, removed disclaimer.
Nov 8	revised	How to run commands automatically on gnome-terminal after log-in? add disclaimer
Nov 8	answered	How to run commands automatically on gnome-terminal after log-in?
Nov 7	comment	Is there a way to redirect a file that is written Only because it's not well-enough known (at least to me), so it's reliability hasn't been vetted yet.
Nov 6	answered	How can I make a program executable from everywhere
Nov 6	answered	Is there a way to redirect a file that is written
Nov 6	comment	How to write a script to execute files in multiple directories The man page for find isn't great, but the info pages are extensive.
Nov 6	revised	How to write a script to execute files in multiple directories add quotes around {} to prevent shell interpreting them
Nov 6	revised	How to write a script to execute files in multiple directories rolled back to a previous revision
Nov 6	revised	How to write a script to execute files in multiple directories removed unnecessary {}
Nov 6	answered	How to write a script to execute files in multiple directories
Nov 5	revised	Different ways to execute a shell script fix spelling of HeithB