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Understanding Linux w command with examples

Posted by Surendra Anne | Feb 11, 2016 | Administration, Basics |

The w is an excellent command which will give you a quick overview of 1) Users logged in. 2) What they are doing. 3) CPU stats. w command is similar to who command with bit of variation. The who command will not give information about what application/command an user is running right now and no CPU stats as well. This will make w command more powerful when compared to who command. In this post we will see how to use w in an effective way to know about system performance and what is happening on the system. Example 1:...

11 fg, bg, disown and jobs commands you should know

Posted by Surendra Anne | Feb 10, 2016 | Basics |

Some times we require to control jobs/commands on how they are running ie either foreground or background on the screen. Commands which run longer duration and do not require any manual intervention are sent to background so that we can run other commands in foreground. In this post we will see how to manage process/commands to run in background or foreground by using some inbuilt commands like fg and bg. Example 1: Run a command on foreground. sleep 1000 Sleep is an excellent command which makes our screen to sleep. The above command will block our terminal for 1000...

8 Who command practical examples

Posted by Surendra Anne | Feb 9, 2016 | Administration, Basics |

The who command is one of the first command we use when troubleshooting common Linux related issues to make sure how many users are logged in and what they are doing. In this post we will see on how to use this command to get more information about who logged into your machine at present and what they are doing. With this command we can get following basic information. 1)How many users logged into a machine 2)From which server they logged in 3)When is the system booted 4)Which run level the system is booted. User login details command examples Example 1:...

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Understanding Linux w command with examples

11 fg, bg, disown and jobs commands you should know

8 Who command practical examples

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