• Basic stuff Scripts Unix

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 …

• Basic stuff

System Resources Usage When Running Unix Commands

In my system administration job, I come across this particular requirement quite often: run a command, then confirm how …

• How-To Questions & Answers Scripts Solaris Unix

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 …

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Environment Variables in Unix

Each process in Unix has its own set of environment variables. They’re called environment variables because the …

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List Groups a User Belongs to in Unix

Still seeing this request quite frequently in my website logs, I thought I’d expand the topic a bit more, given …

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How to Customize Your Command Line Prompt in Unix

If you use command line with any Unix shell for your daily tasks, you have probably recognized by this stage how really …

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Unix Tutorial Digest: Interesting Links #1

Every week there’s a few announcements or articles which I find particularly interesting, and so I’ve …

• Basic stuff How-To Linux

How to Determine Physical Memory Size in Linux

If you’re logged in at some remote Linux system and need to quickly confirm the amount of available memory, …

• Scripts Unix

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 …