by Sasikala on April 25, 2011
SVN stands for Subversion.
Subversion is a free/open-source version control system. Subversion manages files and directories over time. A tree of files is placed into a central repository. The repository is much like an ordinary file server, except that it remembers every change ever made to your files and directories. This allows you to recover older versions of your code, or examine the history of how your code was changed.
This article explains some basic SVN commands with examples.
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by Ramesh Natarajan on April 18, 2011
Question: How do I identify my file system type? I like to upgrade my current file system to the latest ext4. Before that I would like to know what my current file system type is for various mount points I have on my UNIX system.
Answer: Use any one of the five methods mentioned below to identify your file system type.
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by Sasikala on April 12, 2011
Process is a running instance of a program. Linux is a multitasking operating system, which means that more than one process can be active at once. Use ps command to find out what processes are running on your system.
This article explains 7 practical usages of ps command and its options.
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by Ramesh Natarajan on April 6, 2011
If you are spending lot of time on UNIX / Linux, you’ll be manipulating text files frequently. You may be making the similar edits on multiple configuration files on one or more servers. You may be digging huge log files (or data files) looking for certain information.
Sed and Awk 101 Hacks is a downloadable eBook that contains 101 practical examples on various advanced Sed and Awk features, and I promise it will help you understand everything you need to know about Sed and Awk.
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