Your Ad Here

Kamis, 31 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: CHECK SENDMAIL SETTINGS

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3400 - May 31, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


CHECK SENDMAIL SETTINGS

Don't think that sendmail is
configured correctly and want
to check your sendmail settings:

# echo '$=R' | /usr/lib/sendmail -bt -d0.4

Version 8.9.3+Sun
Compiled with: MAP_REGEX LOG MATCHGECOS MIME7TO8 MIME8TO7 NAMED_BIND
NDBM NETINET NETUNIX NEWDB NIS NISPLUS QUEUE SCANF SMTP USERDB
XDEBUG
canonical name: foobar.com
a.k.a.: foobar
a.k.a.: fii.foobar.com
UUCP nodename: foobar
a.k.a.: foobar.com
a.k.a.: loghost
a.k.a.: [206.99.99.99]
UUCP nodename: foobar
a.k.a.: [127.0.0.1]

============ SYSTEM IDENTITY (after readcf) ============
(short domain name) $w = foobar
(canonical domain name) $j = fii.foobar.com
(subdomain name) $m = foobar.com
(node name) $k = foobar
========================================================

ADDRESS TEST MODE (ruleset 3 NOT automatically invoked)
Enter <ruleset> <address>
> >



--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Rabu, 30 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: IS YOUR HARDWARE GETTING STOLEN?

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3399 - May 30, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


IS YOUR HARDWARE GETTING STOLEN?

Need to keep those Windows admins
away from your stuff.

Mark CD-R "Writes on Unix only"

Mark your spare mice in a box labelled
"Supports Linux only".

Got a monitor you don't want stolen,
"Special VGA Sync'd for Unix workstations".

The weird thing is that they will believe it!
Seriously it works, because the don't know.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Selasa, 29 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: CONVERTING CAPS IN VI

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3398 - May 29, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


CONVERTING CAPS IN VI

To convert:
THE CAT SAT ON THE MAT
to
The Cat Sat On The Mat

in vim, add the following to .vimrc:

map #1 :s/\([A-Z]\)\([A-Z][A-Z]*\)/\1\L\2/g

It maps a suitable regular-expression based search and replace to the F1 function key.


This tip generously supported by: evans.c@emstechnologies.ca




--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Senin, 28 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: DISPLAY ENTIRE BLOCKS

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3397 - May 28, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


DISPLAY ENTIRE BLOCKS

To display entire blocks of text
which contain a certain pattern,
this one-liner can be used:

cat file | perl -e "$/=''; while (<>) {print if /pattern/)}"

Of course, this can be put in a
perl-script pgrep:

#!/bin/perl
$/='';
while (<>)
{print if /pattern/)}



This tip generously supported by: hmthage@wanadoo.nl






--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Minggu, 27 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: OUTPUT BETWEEN LINES

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3396 - May 27, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


OUTPUT BETWEEN LINES


To print the contents between
two lines in a file in UNIX :

sed -n 'from lineno , to lineno p' filename

i.e to print data from line 2 to 5 of 'text' file

sed -n '2,5p' text





--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Sabtu, 26 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: A VI FILE REVERSAL

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3395 - May 26, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


A VI FILE REVERSAL

I know...Enough of the file reversals
already. We just really like this one
and forgot about it until it was
submitted..

A file reversal if you dont have tac
or want to use a script.

Edit the file in vi and type:
:g/.*/m0


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Jumat, 25 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: FINDING BLANK LINES

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3394 - May 25, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


FINDING BLANK LINES


How to find number of blank
lines in a file use the
following command:

cat filename |awk ' /^$/ { ++x } END ( print "No. of Blank Lines = " x } '


This tip generously supported by: deepak.singla@ehpt.com


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Kamis, 24 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: SUN LOGIN DENIED

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3393 - May 24, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


SUN LOGIN DENIED

If the system is not allowing you
to login as root or normal users,
first check #eeprom from OS level
or printenv from OK prompt.

check tpe-link-test?=true

If it is false, change it to true.

This tip generously supported by:
subramonian.murugan@adcc.alcatel.be


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Rabu, 23 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: ENHANCED #1576 FILE REVERSAL

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3392 - May 23, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


ENHANCED #1576 FILE REVERSAL

This is an enhancement to
UNIX Tip #1576 - April 25, 2001.

The original tip is kind a
cool, so I decided to enhance it.

I hope it's okay with the main author.

#!/bin/ksh
lns=`wc -l $1 | nawk '{ print $1 }`
{
cat $1 | awk '{ line[NR] = $0; }
{ for (i = NR; i > 0; --i) print line[i] }'
} >> $$.temp
tail -"$lns" $$.temp
rm $$.temp

This tip generously supported by: jena_m@hotmail.com

---------------------------------------

FILE REVERSAL

For those that don't have
the tac command, to reverse
a file in UNIX, you could use:

cat <file-name> | awk '{ line[NR] = $0;} END
{for(i=NR;i>1;i--) print line[i] }'


This tip generously supported by: chandramohan_k@infy.com



--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Selasa, 22 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: READ IN THE OUTPUT

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3391 - May 22, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


READ IN THE OUTPUT

While in VI, if you enter:

:r !my_command

Then you will insert the output of
the command you've entered on the
next line of the file that you're editing.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Senin, 21 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: FTP AUTOMATED TRANSFERS

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3390 - May 21, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


FTP AUTOMATED TRANSFERS

Automatic file transfer through a script
between machines using FTP.

If one wants to transfer files between
UNIX machines, here are the steps to follow.
1. The .netrc file
a. create .netrc in the home directory.
b. add this line
machine <target machine> login <login name> password <password>

e.g.
machine abc.mydomain.com login deepak password deep123

c. chmod 600 .netrc

2. The Script:
ftp abc.mydomain.com << endl
prompt
put test1.c
quit
endl

This should do it.


This tip generously supported by: dkotian1@rediffmail.com


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Minggu, 20 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: VIEWING ALL C FILES AT ONCE

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3389 - May 20, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


VIEWING ALL C FILES AT ONCE

To view all C files in all
subdirectories IN ONE COMMAND
Just say:

vi `find . -name "*.c" `

This will find all C files and
outpud of find in the input to vi.

While is vi, use the command ":n" to
view each next file.

This tip generously supported by: dkotian1@rediffmail.com


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Sabtu, 19 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: ANOTHER RENAMING UPPER TO LOWER

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3388 - May 19, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


ANOTHER RENAMING UPPER TO LOWER

A shorter method for renaming
all files in a unix directory
from upper to lower case.

##############################
for file in *
do
mv $file `echo $file | tr [:upper:] [:lower:]` 2>/dev/null
done
##############################


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Jumat, 18 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: RESTARTING PROCESSES

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3387 - May 18, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


RESTARTING PROCESSES

There are times when you are
testing a process and have to
restart it again and again.

Instead of doing a ps -ef to
know the pid and kill it manually
every time, you can automate the
process by using the following in
a script.

kill `ps -ef | grep \`whoami\` | grep myProcess | grep -v grep
| awk '{print $2}'`

The ps command on your flavor may
use "ax" instead of "ef". Where
myProcess is the process that needs
to be restarted. The awk commands
gets the 2nd field of the line, which
in this case is the PID.

This tip generously supported by: kasharma@hss.hns.com


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Kamis, 17 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: HOW MANY BITS?

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3386 - May 17, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


HOW MANY BITS?

HP-UX counterpart for finding on
which mode you are currently
working (32-bit or 64-bit):

getconf KERNEL_BITS



--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Rabu, 16 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: COMMENTING OUR DIRECTORY

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3385 - May 16, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


COMMENTING OUR DIRECTORY

Here is one way to comment your
directory.

$ cd theDirectory
$ touch "zzz*** THIS IS THE DIRECTORY COMMENT! ***zzz"


Whenever you type ls, you'll see your
comment at the bottom. That's why you
type "zzz ...". The asterisk is to decorate.

This tip generously supported by: jn1@infosel.net.mx



--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Selasa, 15 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: DEBUG CRONTAB

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3384 - May 15, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


DEBUG CRONTAB

A good way to debug what you execute in crontab
is to redirect the output to another file

10 * * * * /usr/local/bin/Script.ksh > /tmp/Script.dbg




--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Senin, 14 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: COMPLETE LIST OF COMMANDS

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3383 - May 14, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


COMPLETE LIST OF COMMANDS

------------------------------
We apologise for a hick-up in
the distribution of todays tip
------------------------------

Ever Wanted to have a complete
list of command that is available
on your SUN solaris ???

Its easy and readily available if
you have man pages installed on
your system....moreover it gives
you a alphabetical list of ALL
the commands.

Just give the following command and
scroll down...

$ man intro

Here you go, solaris displays big
list of commands with their uses.
Which is often useful.


This tip generously supported by: mct5030@yahoo.com


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Minggu, 13 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: ONLINE/COMMAND-LINE DICTIONARY

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3382 - May 13, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


ONLINE/COMMAND-LINE DICTIONARY

Need a dictionary, but don't have
one in your system.

Create the following script called
"dict" (or name of your choice).
It uses the lynx web browser (freely
available on the internet) to
go out to dictionary.com and find
the word your looking for.


#!/bin/csh -f

set word=$1

# lynx is a text-based browser
# available free on the web/net.
lynx -cfg=/dev/null -dump "
http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=${word}" | more




--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Sabtu, 12 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: FILES TOO LARGE FOR FLOPPY

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3381 - May 12, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


FILES TOO LARGE FOR FLOPPY

Ever want to find the files
that won't fit on a floppy
when you need to do a
doswrite to export something?
This will do it:

find . -size +1440k -exec ls -ld {}\;

Note: This will list the files
in the directory where you are,
that exceed the maximum size
in kilobytes for a high-density
DOS format floppy. Please don't
forget the single dot after
"find" and you can change the
1440k to whatever you want.
(I once had a need to find
stuff that was 3 megabytes and
over to keep out of a directory
so I used +3000k in place of the
+1440k above.)




--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Jumat, 11 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: C BEAUTIFIER

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3380 - May 11, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


C BEAUTIFIER

In SCOUNIX, cb is a command
which is used to beautify the
c program written in sco.

IE:
# cb filename.c

or

# cb filename.c > fname.c

The above command displays the
program with indentation which
may help to find if the curly
brackets are properly closed or
not.

This tip generously supported by: sub_raghav@hotmail.com


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Kamis, 10 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: LISTING DIRECTORIES ONLY

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3379 - May 10, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


LISTING DIRECTORIES ONLY

Oldie but a goodie.....


A quick way to list just
directories in Unix:

ls -al | grep "^d"




--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Rabu, 09 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: FILNAMES UPPER TO LOWER

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3378 - May 9, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


FILNAMES UPPER TO LOWER

This script can be used to
renames all the file in
current directory with
UPPERCASE letters to lowercase.

I uses it because some time when
I try to upload some files from
a Windows system to a unix based
web server, the files somehow gets
converted to UPPERCASES, which is
undesirable.

###########################

for uppercase in `ls`
do
for lowercase in `ls $uppercase|tr [A-Z] [a-z]`
do
mv $lowercase $uppercase 2>/dev/null
done
done

############################


This tip generously supported by: ssdhawan@bhartitelesoft.com




--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Selasa, 08 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: FINDING THE LARGEST FILE

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3377 - May 8, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


FINDING THE LARGEST FILE

Did you ever fill up a
filesystem and want to know
what large files are consuming
the space. This will sort
the largest files, top to
bottom.

find /var -mount -ls -xdev | /usr/bin/sort -nr +6 | more



--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Senin, 07 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: VI EXECUTION

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3376 - May 7, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


VI EXECUTION

While writing shell scripts
in vi, have you ever considered
the time wasted by going in
and out of vi to test your
commands by executing them on
the command line.

To increase your productivity,
it would be a lot quicker if you
could execute these commands
from within the editor and view
their output before writing them
to your script.

This is possible and quite
straight forward. Enter the
following within vi

:!testscript

(i.e. colon exclamation mark)

Then enter your command as you
would at the $ or # prompt.

The command executes, the result
is displayed and you are propmted
to press return to continue.


This tip generously supported by:
michael.byrne@nuinternational.com




--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Minggu, 06 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: A PROPER USE OF FIND

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3375 - May 6, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


A PROPER USE OF FIND

Most often we find a file
using the 'find' command,
but sometimes we know that
find does not give results
if not used in a proper way.

Here is an example to
demonstrate it.

Assume that /project/src is a
symlink then

find /project/src -name ...

symlink will not be followed.
One alternative way is to use
the command

cd /project/src; find . -name ...

but /project/src may not exist
or could be a dangling symlink!
So use the following command to
overcome this.

cd /project/src && find . -name ...



This tip generously supported by: desikann@future.futsoft.com




--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Sabtu, 05 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: STALE MOUNT HANGS LS

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3374 - May 5, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


STALE MOUNT HANGS LS

Often times a stale NFS mount
point can hang a long listing
of a directory (ls -al).

To avoid this make the mount
point down one level.

So instead of:

mount rocket:/people /people

If the system rocket was down
the chances of a long listing

% ls -al /

of the root directory would
hang for a long period until
the NFS mount timed out.

Avoid this with most flavors
by

mount rocket:/people /rocket/people

then a long listing of root

% ls -al /

would work, but

% ls -al /rocket

would hang due to the stale
mount point.



--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Jumat, 04 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: ANOTHER FILE REVERSAL

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3373 - May 4, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


ANOTHER FILE REVERSAL

For those that don't have
the tac command, to reverse
a file in UNIX, you could use:

cat <file-name> | awk '{ line[NR] = $0;} END
{for(i=NR;i>1;i--) print line[i] }'


This tip generously supported by: chandramohan_k@infy.com



--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Kamis, 03 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: OOPS.. RM STAR

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3372 - May 3, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


OOPS.. RM STAR

To prevent accidental removal
of files in a directory you
can create a file called "-i"
this is done from a bourne
shell by typing:

> -i

this will be the first file in
the directory so if you type:

rm *

The rm command assumes you have typed:

rm -i *



--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Rabu, 02 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: HOW MANY BITS?

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3371 - May 2, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


HOW MANY BITS?

There is a Solaris command
to tell you if your in 64
or 32 bit mode:

isainfo -vk

This tip generously supported by: boni@dsw.net



--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================

Selasa, 01 Mei 2012

Unix Tip: DAILY BACKUP CHECK

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

UNIX GURU UNIVERSE
UNIX HOT TIP

Unix Tip 3370 - May 1, 2012

http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


DAILY BACKUP CHECK

System administrators have to
check by various means whether
the daily backup is sucessfully
completed.

One way is to
maintain a short log file which
will log 4 or 5 lines everytime
the backup is completed.

The latest backup results will be
automatically checked by System
administrator on login, if he adds
these lines at the end of his
.profile file.

tail -5 /PATH/SHORT_LOG_FILE.log


This tip generously supported by: deodatta_deshpande@yahoo.com



--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe
To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe
To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today

==========================================================================
DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE
NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX
GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT
ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST.

Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-2001
==========================================================================
Your Ad Here
Free Automatic Backlink Free Auto Backlink Free Auto Backlink Free Auto Backlink Free Auto Backlink Free Auto Backlink Free Auto Backlink Free Auto Backlink Free Auto Backlink Free Auto Backlink