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 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...
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...