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How To: Find Usernames of at Least Four Characters

I’ve recently been asked a few questions about identifying users on your Unix system using various criteria, so …

• How-To

How to Identify What Unix Groups Are Available on Your System

Today, I’d like to answer one of the oldest questions I have in my incoming UnixTutorial questions  email folder. …

• Basic stuff How-To Scripts Unix

Unix Scripts: How to Sum Numbers Up

If you’re ever thought of summing up more than two numbers in shell script, perhaps this basic post will be a good …

• Basic stuff How-To Linux

How to Monitor Linux Memory Usage With Watch Command

Hi all, today I’m going to teach you not one, but two really cool things in one post! First, I’ll introduce …

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How to Change Ownership of Files and Directories in Unix

I’ve just been asked a question about changing the ownership of files from one Unix user to another, and thought …

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Ubuntu Upgrade: From Hardy Heron to Intrepid Ibex

I’ve been upgrading Ubuntu installations quite a few times recently, and thought it makes sense to post a really …

• Advanced topics How-To Solaris

How to See Future File Timestamps in Solaris

I know I’ve spoken about timestamps already, but I’d like to further expand the topic.

While there’s a …

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What to Do if Numeric ID Is Shown Instead of Username

As you know, every file in your Unix OS belongs to some user and some group. It is very easy to confirm the ownership of …

• How-To

How to Confirm the Software Cluster Used to Install a Solaris System

It’s been too long since my last post, and I’m really happy to be back from holidays! Today it will be a …

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Tracking the Progress of Rsync Transfers

In my first introductory rsync post, How To Synchronize Directories with Rsync, I’ve shown you the most basic …