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This article is written by SathiyaMoorthy.
 
Using the traditional ps command, you have to manually look at the PID and Parent PID to identify the dependencies between the processes. Sometimes it may be helpful to view the Linux processes in hierarchical format showing the child processes under the parent process. pstree command (Process Tree) will display the processes hierarchically.
 
Using the ls command, you typically view the content of a directory structure. Sometimes it may be very helpful to view the directory structure in a hierarchical display. tree command (Directory Tree) will display the directory structures hierarchically.
 
In this article let us review how to view the processes and directories in tree like format with detailed examples
 
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This article is part of the on-going Software For Geeks series.

PuTTY Connection Manager was mentioned in the 12 PuTTY add-ons that we discussed a while back. One of the major missing features in PuTTY is the ability to display multiple sessions in Tabs.

PuTTY CM displays multiple PuTTY sessions in Tabs. In this article, let us review in detail the 5 powerful features of the PuTTY Connection Manager that will make PuTTY more enjoyable.

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This article is written by SathiyaMoorthy.

This article is part of the ongoing Vi / Vim Tips and Tricks Series. I tend to make simple spelling mistakes while writing, as English is not my first language. Wouldn’t be nice if Vim editor can do the spelling correction automatically as you make a typo?

Note: I wish someone from Nayv Navy football team read this article. Oh well, that would’ve still not fixed their problem.

In this article, let us review how to correct spelling mistakes automatically inside Vim editor.

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This article is written by Lakshmanan G

Ifconfig command is used to configure network interfaces. ifconfig stands for interface configurator. Ifconfig is widely used to initialize the network interface and to enable or disable the interfaces.

In this article, let us review 7 common usages of ifconfig command.

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This article is written by SathiyaMoorthy.

This article is part of the ongoing Vi / Vim Tips and Tricks series. Navigation is a vital part of text editing. To be very productive, you should be aware of all possible navigation shortcuts in your editor. In this article, let us review the following 8 Vi / Vim navigation options.

1. Line navigation
2. Screen navigation
3. Word navigation
4. Special navigation
5. Paragraph navigation
6. Search navigation
7. Code navigation
8. Navigation from command line

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Apart from the basic operation of looking for files under a directory structure, you can also perform several practical operations using find command that will make your command line journey easy.

In this article, let us review 15 practical examples of Linux find command that will be very useful to both newbies and experts.

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This article is written by SathiyaMoorthy

This article is part of the ongoing Vi / Vim Tips and Tricks series. There are 3 powerful M’s in VIM — Macro, Mark, and Map. Each is intended for a separate job.

1. Macro for recording a job and repeating it.
2. Mark for bookmarking a particular position in a file and then coming back to it.
3. Map for mapping a job to a key, and then executing that job by that key.

In this article, let us look at various features of Vim’s Macro, Mark and Map along with practical examples.
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