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Sunday, 04 May 2008 |
Shutting down / rebooting the computer from the shell / command line
Below is a listing of each of the commands that will enable a user to shut
down, turn off, reboot, etc. their Linux computer from the command line.
halt
poweroff
reboot
shutdown
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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
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Here are some
links and pointers to areas where you can get details on Linux Resources
UNIXhelp for
Users
Developed at the University of Edinburgh, it is superbly written
and logically organized for easy navigation. Furthermore, you can download the
entire package and install it locally
Unix Tutorial
for Beginners
A set of six tutorials to get you started
UNIX Reference
Desk
A very complete and exhaustive directory of various Unix reference
sources. A perfect starting point for any in-depth [re]search on Unix.
Linux FAQ
Almost
everything you ever wanted to know about Linux, or at least where to find it.
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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
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The following is a list of UNIX commands that
you might find helpful when modifying your web sites on the server. Most UNIX
commands have many options and parameters which are not listed here. For more
complete information on using UNIX commands, you can refer to the online manual
by typing man [command] at the UNIX prompt, where "[command]"
represents the command you would like more information about. Other UNIX help
commands you can type are [command] -? and [command]
--help.
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Tuesday, 25 March 2008 |
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This is a collection of useful tools and websites which can help you maintain your server, and optimise it for specific scenarios. |
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008 |
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Sometimes you will have a database backup that is too big to restore over a web interface. The best way to restore large SQL backups is through SSH, and all it takes is one command. This tutorial will show you how. |
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008 |
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One of the most important tasks a system administrator should undertake is keeping the server up to date. Updates are frequently released for Linux, including security, performance a feature updates.
Luckily, most Linux distributions include an easy to use package manager which allows you to update your server with one command. This tutorial will show you how to update your server over SSH. |
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008 |
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Sometimes a MySQL database is simply too large to backup on a web based interface. In the event of this occurring, it is fairly easy to backup a database via SSH; all it takes is one command. This tutorial will show you how. |
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