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Books have been written on the subject of awk and sed. Here’s a small sample of commands I put together over the years that are useful for everyday system administration tasks. Most of these tasks …

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Counting Beer Calories

February 24, 2016 – 10:58 pm
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It is safe to say that almost everyone knows that sodas and other sugary drinks are bad for your teeth.  Did you know that alcohol is bad for your teeth, too?
ALCOHOL INCREASES CAVITY RISK
Alcohol increases …

Monitoring Application Network Connections

February 11, 2016 – 3:12 pm
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A Java application on one of my servers has been causing problems by opening up too many network connections and now closing them quickly enough. I needed to be notified when the number of connections …