survivalguide

GNU Screen Survival Guide

What do people think are not only the essential things you need to know about the excellent Screen utility but the things that you'd think worthwhile to teach someone, a beginner, from the ground up. I've just introduced a friend to Screen and they're having a hard time getting used to it. So analogies and handy tips for remembering bin...

lsof survival guide

lsof is an increadibly powerful command-line utility for unix systems. It lists open files, displaying information about them. And since most everything is a file on unix systems, lsof can give sysadmins a ton of useful diagnostic data. What are some of the most common and useful ways of using lsof, and which command-line switches are u...

How do you survive in a corporate coding environment?

I work for a smallish software shop with a mix of internal products, and external consulting. For the last few years I've been working on in house apps at the office with a bunch of other geeks. Fairly laid back and productive. Pretty much perfect coding conditions: good equipment quiet, focused team rooms with a few developers who are...