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Want to know how long your Linux box has been up for? Simple, just run the “uptime” command and you will be rewarded with the answer plus a bit more. 8:58pm up 19:54, 1 user, load average: 0.47, 0.62, 0.35 Above is the typical reply from uptime. On the left is the current time, followed by the system’s uptime, logged in users and finally the system’s load average. Sample output;...
“$$” is a useful Linux variable you could use in your script to get it’s PID. The “$$” variable always holds the PID of the executing process. Why do you need it? Maybe to check if the script is already running? This is what I normally use it for. Sample Script; #!/bin/bash<br /> echo "My PID is $$"<br /> sleep 2 Sample Output; [root@keke ~]# ./test1.sh<br /> My PID is 8909
Come on guys, it’s just for an hour. Give mother nature a break…. Thanks to me good buddy Abinesh for getting me into Earth Hour 2009, My life just got greener 😀
This is something every Linux admin or Linux superuser probably already knows and uses everyday. The “tail -f” command monitors a file and tracks any changes to it. As changes are made to the monitored file the “tail” command will print them on screen. Live monitoring basically….. tail -f [log file] Sample output; `[root@keke ~]# tail -f /var/log/messages