Bash Check If Shell Is Interactive or Not Under Linux / Unix Oses
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View ArticleHowTo: Nginx Webserver Send Charset utf-8 Under Unix
I was told that to improve resource download parallelization in IE8 I need to send the character set to the HTTP Content-Type response header. How do I set charset utf-8 under nginx web server running...
View ArticlePHP: Disable APC Module At Command Line CLI Scripts / Cron Scripts
I'm using php on a production web server along with APC which is a free, open source framework that optimizes PHP intermediate code and caches data and compiled code from the PHP bytecode compiler in...
View Article4 Linux Commands To View Page Faults Statistics
How do I view minor and major page faults statistics for a process under Linux operating systems?Read answer to: "4 Linux Commands To View Page Faults Statistics"Â Â Â
View ArticleLinux ifdata Command: See Network Interface Info Without Parsing ifconfig Output
Reading an IP address in a shell script requires many time and various Linux distributions stores IP address in different text files. So most of us end up writing shell pipes/scripts to get the...
View ArticleLinux / Unix Curl: Find Out If a Website Is Using Gzip / Deflate
How do I find out if a web-page is gzipped or compressed using Unix command line utility called curl? How do I make sure mod_deflate or mod_gzip is working under Apache web server?Read answer to:...
View ArticleLighttpd: Set Cache-Control: public, max-age Headers For Caching Purpose
I would like to use the Cache-Control header field to specify directives that MUST be obeyed by all caching mechanisms such as a proxy server and browsers. This will help to reduce latency and network...
View ArticleLinux / Unix: Rsync Copy Hidden Dot Files and Directories Only
How do I use the rsync tool to copy only the hidden files and directory (such as ~/.ssh/, ~/.foo, and so on) from /home/jobs directory to the /mnt/usb directory under Unix like operating system?Read...
View ArticleLinux / Unix: Sed / Grep / Awk Print Lines If It Got 3 Words Only
I have a sample data file: This is a test. Unix is Best. No Linux is the Best. Space in simple understanding is an area or volume. Outer space . I need the output: Unix is Best. Outer space . How do I...
View ArticlePython Execute Unix / Linux Command Examples
How do I execute standard Unix or Linux shell commands using Python? Is there a command to invoke Unix commands using Python programs?Read answer to: "Python Execute Unix / Linux Command Examples"Â Â Â
View Articletar and rsync: Archive and Preserve SELinux Contexts, Extended Attributes,...
How do I use tar and rsync command that can preserve the ACLs, extended attributes and SELinux contexts under CentOS / RHEL / Fedora Linux server while making backups?Read answer to: "tar and rsync:...
View ArticleHowTo: Listen Pandora In Europe ( Outside USA )
I have Pandora Internet Radio One subscription, and recently I moved to Europe for a few months as part of my work schedule. The service fully available only in the United States. How do I access...
View ArticleTesting HTTP Status: 206 Partial Content and Range Requests
The HTTP 2xx class of status codes indicates the action requested by the client was received, and processed successfully. HTTP/1.1 200 OK is the standard response for successful HTTP requests. When you...
View ArticleHowTo: Install Python idle IDE On Linux Operating System
Python is preinstalled on my Ubuntu / Debian Linux desktop. I'm unable to find IDLE integrated development environment for Python. How do I install IDLE IDE?Read answer to: "HowTo: Install Python idle...
View Articleyum Command: List The Contents (Files) Of A Package
The rpm -qi command list the files of a package. How do I use yum command to list the contents of a package under CentOS or RHEL installed on IBM server hardware?Read answer to: "yum Command: List The...
View ArticleRHN yum command: Unable to read consumer identity Warning and Solution
I am using yum update command with RHN to upgrade packages installed on my server, but getting the following warning on screen :yum update -y Loaded plugins: product-id, protectbase, rhnplugin,...
View ArticleLinux / Unix vi / vim: Open and Switch Between Multiple Files
I am new to Linux sysadmin work. I am using vi / vim text editor to edit files located in /etc/ directory. I open files using vi /etc/resolv.conf/etc/hosts I can edit the /etc/resolv.conf file only....
View ArticleHowTo: Use Auto Config Proxy PAC File For Specific Domain
I would like to use the squid proxy server only for one domain called foo.example.com. How do I auto-configuring proxy settings with a PAC file to hide one domain and connect everything else directly?...
View ArticleHowTo: Test a Proxy PAC File Syntax With Syntax Checker
How can I test a Proxy PAC file syntax under Apple OS X / Linux / *BSD or Unix like operating systems using command line options?Read answer to: "HowTo: Test a Proxy PAC File Syntax With Syntax...
View ArticleUbuntu Linux: Disable Apparmor For Specific Profile / Service Such As Mysqld...
AppArmor ("Application Armor") is a security module for the Linux kernel and integrated into both kernel and Ubuntu Linux. How do I disable AppArmor protection for mysql profile / service under Ubuntu...
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