Exercises, examples and other material relating to training module A051. This module is presented on
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Background
The Linux Operating system is Open Source, and based on the
specification of the Unix standard. So it runs, well, on many
platforms and it's great in a multiuser and server environment.
Related technical and longer articles
Linux and httpd file system layout - LAMP server
Articles and tips on this subject | updated |
4259 | Upgrading our training systems to all the current stable versions Programming languages are the eye of the storm in software development - the calm in the midst of the gales, an area where changes are gradual and gentle. It really needs to be that way, for who wants to pay for development of code when it's going to have a short shelf life?
And so developers write ... | 2014-04-07 (longer) |
3902 | Shell - Grep - Sed - Awk - Perl - Python - which to use when? Last week, I found myself teaching a Multi-vendor Advanced Unix Data Tools and Techniques course as a guest presenter. The tools that the course 'majored' on are grep, sed, awk and Perl ... being an advanced course, some knowledge was assumed ahead of time, and so reference was made to other utilities ... | 2012-10-23 (longer) |
3219 | How do I become a Linux System Administrator? From my mailbox
My questions are about what would be the route for an absolute beginner to get all the certifications needed in order to be able to apply for a job and work as a Linux System Admin.
What about the time frame for completion of this training? I somehow find it really difficult to believe ... | 2011-03-28 (longer) |
2035 | 1234567890 ... coming up on Friday 13th The Unix time 1234567890 (seconds from 1.1.70) comes up this Friday
[trainee@easterton feb09]$ perl px
Fri Feb 13 23:31:30 2009
[trainee@easterton feb09]$ cat px
$when = gmtime(1234567890);
print $when,"\n";
[trainee@easterton feb09]$
Anyone staying up to celebrate? ... | 2009-02-11 (short) |
2023 | sw_vers - what version of OSX am I running? Want to check what version of OSX is on a particular machine? Use the sw_vers command:
Dorothy:f9php grahamellis$ sw_vers
ProductName: Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.5.4
BuildVersion: 9E17
Dorothy:f9php grahamellis$
or in a shell script, with the -productVersion option ...
Dorothy:f9php grahamellis$ ... | 2009-02-03 (short) |
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