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ssh Without Password in Few Simple Steps

ssh access without password is a time saver and a must for automated scripts to copy files and transfer data across different servers. Setting us password less access can be tricky but you should be able to configure it using examples in this article.

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awk Commands, Examples & Meaning

Learn to use awk for text and data extraction, data processing, validation, generate reports for analysis, automation with with the help of examples of if else , compare & arrays plus regular expressions & built in operational variables, meaning, examples &command syntax.

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Application Monitoring

This document gives a basic introduction to the challenges , type of monitoring and best practices which can be followed to ensure high availability of the live systems.

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Linux & Unix Date Format Examples

Learn about Linux and Unix date & time formating with the help of simple explanation and added example. Date command in Unix & Linux is used to format date as well as time. First portion of this article covers Date function and the second portion has the time function covered.

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Unix Tutorial – Learn Unix OS Basics to get started

Learn about various Unix Shells , their configuration files ; Unix directory structure and Commonly used Unix commands for system administration.

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vi editor Quick Reference & Cheat Sheet

vi is a unix editor available on almost all the unix operating systems like solaris , bsd ,aix , hpux etc. This document is a quick reference to vi editor and will be of help if your are new to unix , learning unix or just looking for some vi commands

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Backup Commands in Linux & Unix with Usage and Examples

Unix backup and restore can be done using unix commands ufsdump , tar , cpio and this document will give you overview of commands , syntax and examples

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Crontab – Quick Reference

cron is a unix, solaris utility that allows tasks to be automatically run in the background at regular intervals by the cron daemon. Learn setting up cronjobs in Unix and Solaris in this document.

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