Sharing what I’ve learned with others is the main reason why I started this blog. Sharing my knowledge with others also helps me to dig deep into a topic and expand my knowledge. I’ve been working on some flavor of Unix since 1994 and I’m still learning. There are so many things to learn in [...]
Ramesh Natarajan
Question: On UNIX / Linux platform, I’ve used Vi or Vim editors and I’m very comfortable with it. I would like to use Vim editor on Windows OS also. How do I install and configure Vim editor for Windows platform ( Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 )? Answer: Follow the steps mentioned below to [...]
Question: I would like to understand the basics of how to write and execute Lisp program on Linux OS. Can you explain it with a simple example? Answer: In this article, let us review very quickly how to write a basic Hello World Lisp program and execute Lisp program on Linux or Unix OS. 1. [...]
Holiday season is just around the corner. Amazon is giving good discount on lot of electronic items. Here is the list of 10 best selling electronics items. I personally own these except couple of items, which I’ve hinted to my wife as a potential gift item she could buy for me. :). Pick your favorite [...]
Question: I would like to understand the basics of how to write and execute XQuery program on Linux OS. Can you explain it with a simple example? Answer: In this article, let us review very quickly how to write a basic Hello World XQuery program and execute XQuery program on Linux or Unix OS. 1. [...]
Kill command is use to send signal to a process or to kill a process. We typically use kill -SIGNAL PID, where you know the PID of the process. There are other ways to effectively kill a process — killing a process by name, killing a process by specifying part of the name, killing a [...]
As you already know, ping command is used to find out whether the peer host/gateway is reachable. If you are thinking ping is such a simple command and why do I need 15 examples, you should read the rest of the article. Ping command provides lot more options than what you might already know. Ping [...]
Every black friday I end-up spending significant amount (mostly on gadgets) to take advantage of the awesome deals. Some of those gadgets are so good, I feel that I would’ve bought it even at the original price without discount. Getting high quality product on a discount just makes the deal that much sweeter. I would [...]