[sf-lug] Linux Users' Group of Davis, June 17: "Exploring the Terminal"

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if there is any way you can record this presentation and make it
available it will be awesome to share and use as a teaching tool...

i will be happy to spread the word for you that is available and give
due credit to the presenter and LUGOD...

please let us know if this is possible...


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On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 10:18 AM, nbs <nbs at sonic.net> wrote:
>
> The Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD) will be holding the following meeting:
>
>   Monday
>   June 17, 2013
>   7:00pm - 9:00pm
>
> Presentation:
>   Exploring the Terminal
>   by Micah Cowan
>
>   Everything you ever wanted to know about the terminal -- the virtual
>   consule used for interacting with the command-line and text-based
>   applications:
>
>     * how terminals work,
>     * the special codes used to move the cursor to different positions,
>       set colors and graphical effects, draw dialogs, or designate character
>       encodings,
>     * the terminfo and termcap databases for terminal features,
>
>   and how to:
>
>     * make a custom color bash prompt,
>     * record and play back terminal sessions,
>     * create interactive demos to run on the terminal, and
>     * manage a set of "virtual" terminals you can disconnect from and
>       reconnect to, using tools called terminal multiplexers.
>
>   Various useful utility programs will be covered in the course of this
>   talk, including:
>
>     * script, scriptreplay
>       Record and playback terminal sessions.
>
>     * teseq, reseq
>       (both written by the speaker)
>       Explain invisible sequences of characters that control the terminal,
>       using plain English, and turn those explanations back into terminal
>       control sequences.  Also useful for creating interactive demos to
>       run on the terminal, out of terminal sessions recorded with the
>       script command (above).
>
>     * screen, tmux
>       (portions written by the speaker)
>       Set up terminals you can detach from, and reconnect to later (very
>       useful for leaving things running on a server, and reconnecting
>       from elsewhere to see the results).
>
>     * prompt-jobs.sh
>       (written by the speaker)
>       Instantly add color and an abbreviated suspended jobs list to your
>       interactive shell prompt.
>
>   Note on this talk's technical level: Terminal features can be a very
>   technical subject; however, it is believed that there will be something
>   of interest to audience members of any technical skill, if they find
>   themselves using the terminal. No previous knowledge of terminals will
>   be assumed for this talk.
>
>
> About the speaker:
>
>   Micah Cowan is a programmer, musician, typesetting enthusiast and gamer.
>   Along with engineering positions at the likes of VMWare, Inc., Nano ISI
>   and Barracuda Networks, Micah is also active in the open source community,
>   acting as manager of the GNU Project's Wget application, mentoring and
>   admin'ing GNU Project participation in the Google Summer of Code program,
>   and fixing bugs in Ubuntu OS.
>
>
> This meeting will be held at:
>
>   Davis Public Library
>   Blanchard meeting room
>   315 East 14th Street
>   Davis, California 95616
>
>
> For more details on this meeting, visit:
>
>   http://www.lugod.org/meeting/
>
> or simply:
>
>   http://www.lugod.org/ (and follow the links)
>
>
> For maps, directions, public transportation schedules, etc., visit:
>
>   http://www.lugod.org/meeting/library/
>
>
> ------------
> About LUGOD:
> ------------
>
>   The Linux Users' Group of Davis is a 501(c)7 non-profit organization
>   dedicated to the Linux computer operating system and other Open Source
>   and Free Software.
>
>   Since 1999, LUGOD has held regular meetings with guest speakers
>   in Davis, California, as well as other events in Davis and the greater
>   Sacramento region.  Events are always free and open to the public.
>
>   You can find LUGOD on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lugod/
>   and on LinkedIn at: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=35879
>
>   Please visit our website for more details:  http://www.lugod.org/
>
>
> --
> Bill Kendrick
> pr at lugod.org
> Public Relations Officer
> Linux Users' Group of Davis
> http://www.lugod.org/
>
> (Your address: sf-lug at linuxmafia.com )
>
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