• shell

Unix Filesystem Basics: Symlink Example

I can see some of you have arrived to my Unix file types post looking for an example of using symlinks in Unix.

• Perl

How to Find Out a File Type and Permissions in Perl

A few months ago, I’ve given a really simple example of using Perl for parsing directory trees in Unix. If you …

• How-ToNews

How to Compare Text Files Using Diff

If you need to compare two text files in Unix, you’re mostly likely to use the diff command.

Today I’ll talk …

• Basic stuffHow-To

How to Find Out Which Group a Unix User Belongs To

If you know the name of a particular user on your Unix system and just want to confirm the primary Unix group (gid) of …

• How-To

How to Find Out User ID in Unix

There’s quite a few ways to confirm a user ID (uid) in Unix.

id command

This is probably one of the easiest ways …

• Basic stuff

Bash: Find Out the Version of Your Unix Shell

bash (Bourne Again SHell) comes with pretty much every Unix-like OS these days. If you ever wonder what exact version of …

• Advanced topicsTutorialsUnix

Unix Sockets Tutorial

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

• Basic stuff

Sudo Tutorial

sudo allows you to run a Unix command as a different user. Using /etc/sudoers file to confirm what privileges are …

• Advanced topicsNewsSolaris

Solaris Devices

This is a very brief introduction into navigating the device paths in Solaris. I’m using a Solaris 10 installed on …