Unix

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Mounting NFS Shares on Mac OS X

I’ve recently decided to give Mac OS X a try. For the past week or so I’ve been spending a good few hours a …

• Basic stuffScriptsUnix

Fixed Calculations in Unix Scripts

Although I’ve already shown you how to sum numbers up in bash, I only covered the bash way of doing it. I really …

• Basic stuffUnix

Command Aliases in Unix Shells

One of the really useful features almost every Unix shell has is support for command aliases – a way to run a command or …

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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 …

• PerlUnix

Converting Date and Time to Unix Epoch in Perl

Today I was working on a script, and one of the subroutines needed simple seconds-based arithmetics with time. As you …

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Another Way to Use Math Expressions in Shell Scripts

Today I’d like to expand a bit more on the basic calculations in Unix scripts.

Use Parenthesis to simplify math …

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Updating Values of Your Shell Variables in Unix

If you’re just getting started with your Unix scripting or new to Unix shell, today’s little tip will make …

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How to Parse Text Files Line by Line in Unix Scripts

I’m finally back from my holidays and thrilled to be sharing next of my Unix tips with you!

Today I’d like …

• ScriptsUnix

Unix Scripts: Basic Arithmetic Operations

As I was writing the Time and date in Unix scripts post last week, I’ve realized that there’s one really …

• ScriptsUnix

Unix Scripting: Time and Date

If you have followed this blog for a while, you should remember how to use variables in Unix shell scripts.

Going …