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29 May 2008 1 minutes read
FB4 Get Username From UID in Unix
  • Linux Unix

Get Username From UID in Unix

Finding out the username by user id (uid) in Unix is not as common a task as determining the uid by a username, but if …

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07 May 2008 3 minutes read
FB4 Using Variables in Unix Shell Scripts
  • Basic stuff Scripts Unix

Using Variables in Unix Shell Scripts

Any Unix shell script longer than a line will most likely involve using variables. Variables are used to store temporary …

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15 Jan 2008 4 minutes read
FB4 Unix Sockets Tutorial
  • Advanced topics Tutorials Unix

Unix Sockets Tutorial

I’ve noticed how many people found other pages of this blog trying to find more information about Unix sockets, …

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02 Jan 2008 2 minutes read
FB4 Find Compiler Version in Unix
  • Basic stuff Unix

Find Compiler Version in Unix

Finding the compiler version in your Unix system should be the first step before you attempt to compile any package from …

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14 Dec 2007 1 minutes read
FB4 How to Take a Screenshot in Unix (Xwd)
  • How-To Unix

How to Take a Screenshot in Unix (Xwd)

Quite often there’s a need for you to take a screenshot of your Unix desktop, and as always there’s a number …

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08 Nov 2007 2 minutes read
FB4 Perl: Searching Through Directory Trees
  • Scripts Unix

Perl: Searching Through Directory Trees

I had a need to scan a huge directory tree today, identifying the users and Unix groups owning all the files. The …

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25 Sep 2007 5 minutes read
FB4 Unix File Types
  • Basic stuff Unix

Unix File Types

In Unix systems, there are 6 file types. Below I will give a very short description of each.

How to find out the type of …

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11 Sep 2007 1 minutes read
FB4 URL File-Access Is Disabled in the Server Configuration
  • Advanced topics Linux Unix

URL File-Access Is Disabled in the Server Configuration

I’ve recently upgraded Apache and PHP on my VPS, and one of the unpleasant surprises was that some scripts which …

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