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I don't know how often I have tried to start up a process and forgotten that it runs as root, forcing me to type the command in again prefixing it with sudo. That was until today, if you suffer from … Continue reading →

Editing documents using vi is something of pain, especially when they are long and you know the bit you are after is buried somewhere in the middle. There is a similar to way to the Find command in GUI editors … Continue reading →

I used to rely on whereis and find to locate programs and files on my debian box, but these weren't being very helpful when I tried to find a file I new existed on the system. I stumbled across the … Continue reading →

This document will introduce some of the basic vi editing concepts. First off what is vi? Well it's the built-in text editor that you find on most Unix boxes (including Linux). You start it up by typing the following command: … Continue reading →

This little article will introduce you to the wonderful and archaic way of accessing FTP sites using the command line. Please note that you can use these commands both under Unix and DOS. Establishing a connection When connecting to an … Continue reading →