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I ran into this problem again today. While analyzing a huge file I needed to see the contents of lines that were well past the vi buffer. Yes, I could have tweaked the vi settings and gained a greater buffer … Continue reading →

I have a love hate relationship with Java. It is important to understand that my inclinations are focused on system admin engineering and not on development. It seems everywhere I work java plays a major role. There are lots of … Continue reading →

Often I hear the question “How should I update my profile?” and then that usually leads to what file should I use. It is important to understand the file loading order and why this adds flexibility. My comments here will … Continue reading →

I needed to grab all the fields (command line args) from the “history” command output. I started to do what I have always done in the past (assuming you need fields 4 through the end). history | awk -v col=4 … Continue reading →

I recently had to find a way to upgrade the firmware on my Dell 1505n. But the steps I discovered should work for any Dell laptop. For a dell laptop – these came from a Dell wiki – some of … Continue reading →