Everything a novice could need
>Did you know that the top command can also be used interactively? For instance, enter top, and view the output. Then, without hitting the Ctrl+C to stop the process, hit the u key, and enter the username of one of the users. That should only show the [...]
I recently attended the Global Knowledge classes that prepare you for the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) test. This article is a brief description of the content of the classes as well as an analysis of their intrinsic value. I will write about the location where the classes took place, the group of [...]
If you are doing some work on the same file over and over again, you may want to use !$ to save some typing. Basically, this expression is equivalent to the argument that you passed to the previous command, as in:
less /etc/inetd.conf
vi !$
This will edit the same file that [...]
Sometimes you may need to run a comand that will take many hours before it stops, and you are planning to log out soon. If you simply run the command in the background using the command & trick, it will nevertheless stop as you log out. In order [...]
Many new users really dislike the way they are not able to scroll up when viewing a file with more. Well, just use less to view the file, and that will allow you to scroll up and down to view the file. The old UNIX hackers like to [...]