Helpful to verify reports of your own downtime, or to double check a downed website you are trying to access.
One of a set of tools we are providing to everyone as a way of saying thank you for being a part of the community.
> Upon login system prompt is changed to YOURLASTNAME>
in your .bash_profile:
LNAME=yourlastname
PS1='${yourlastname}>'
> display contents ofa directory =>mycd
in your .bash_profile:
alias mycd='ls $1'
> display date and time=>mydt
in your .bash_profile:
alias mydt='date'
The last one might be a bit tricky.. are you using XWindows? or just console?
> logoff=>myexit
in your .bash_profile:
alias myexit='exit'