Author: Surendra Anne

Linux directory structure:/etc explained

Linux directory structure:/etc explained

Posted by | Feb 25, 2016 | |

ETC is a folder which contain all your system configuration files in it. Then why the etc name? “etc” is an English word which means etcetera i.e in layman words it is “and so on”. The naming convention of this folder is having some interesting history. The history of /etc folder in Linux/Unix In initial days of UNIX OS development there is a folder for each type of data like /bin folder for all your executable binaries /boot folder for all booting related information. /dev folder for all hardware devices attached to machine. But people encountered a situation to keep some files which...

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12 examples to decode man pages in Linux/Unix

12 examples to decode man pages in Linux/Unix

Posted by | Feb 24, 2016 | |

I feel man is one of the frequently used command along ls and cd commands in Linux. Have some more which you think we use frequently then post it in comments. Many people who are new to Linux do not know it’s potential. They just read a man page for a specific command and go away or just use “man command”. This post is mainly meant for newbies to Linux/Unix. Do you know there are other commands which are similar to man command? Below are the list of commands which I call cousins to man pages. Other helpful manuals available...

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Force fsck on next boot in Linux

Force fsck on next boot in Linux

Posted by | Feb 24, 2016 | |

As a system administrator we should be very much cautions about data protection from unexpected events. These events include file system corruption as well. File system corruptions are caused due to many reasons, one reason is power interruptions. When you have critical systems, it is always advisable to check file system for errors and fix them regularly or at least at boot time. In this post we will see how to set those settings which will help us to fix file system errors at boot time without manual intervention. The settings for this file check is bit different in...

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My name is Surendra Kumar Anne. I hail from Vijayawada which is cultural capital of south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. I am a Linux evangelist who believes in Hard work, A down to earth person, Likes to share knowledge with others, Loves dogs, Likes photography. At present I work at Bank of America as Sr. Analyst Systems and Administration. You can contact me at surendra (@) linuxnix dot com.