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How vi create tmp file in /tmp directory 
  Hello, I noticed that most of time while opening file bigger than 300MB vi throws error that "tmp file too large.". Is there any way to remove this error apart from increasing size of / tmp directory. I mean can't I specify to vi that use other directory for creating / tmp file. One more thing I noticed that I dont have write permission to /tmp... more »
By Teddy  - 4:53am - 6 new of 6 messages    

vi editor FAQ (Frequently Asked Question List), Part 1/2 
  Archive-name: editor-faq/vi/part1 Posting-Frequency: every fifteen days Last-modified: 2007-12-13 Version: 1.94 vi editor FAQ ------------- 0.0 - Introduction -- How do I use this FAQ? This document is broken into multiple sections. First, a general introduction and discussion of what vi is in sections 0 and 1. Section... more »
By E. Larry Lidz  - 1:07am - 2 new of 2 messages    

7 Unix Admin needed for contract position in Texas and Georgia - secret or interim clearance rqd 
  For an immediate response please forward your resume to: ghun...@expertsit.com Job Title: Unix System Administrator -- 7 Openings!! CANDIDATES SUBMITED MUST BE US CITIZENS CANDIDATES SUBMITED MUST HAVE CURRENT INTERIM OR SECRET CLEARANCE. Strong SUN/Solaris experience and other UNIX variants (HP, AIX,... more »
By Gwenna Hunter  - Jul 17 - 2 new of 2 messages    

Archiving 
  Two beginner questions about archiving on Unix: 1. How reliable are tar and gzip compared to commercial archiving products? 2. Assuming space is not an issue, is there any benefit in storing compressed data? In other words, would my text, pdf, audio files "keep" any better being tar'd and gzip'd first?... more »
By J  - Jul 17 - 7 new of 7 messages    

unix books 
  * Version 7 Unix [link] Single UNIX Specification [link] Pipeline (software) [link] Unix philosophy... more »
By pavan  - Jul 14 - 1 new of 1 message    

Install First? Linux or WinXP 
  I'm starting with a blank 80 gig harddrive and would like to be able to Dual Boot Debian Linux or WinXP. My question is which operating system should I install first? How would you split the harddrive up? Can both systems read the same files if I partitioned the drive into 3; 1. for Linux 2. for WinXP 3. My... more »
By don  - Jul 10 - 7 new of 7 messages    

vi editor FAQ (Frequently Asked Question List), Part 1/2 
  Archive-name: editor-faq/vi/part1 Posting-Frequency: every fifteen days Last-modified: 2007-12-13 Version: 1.94 vi editor FAQ ------------- 0.0 - Introduction -- How do I use this FAQ? This document is broken into multiple sections. First, a general introduction and discussion of what vi is in sections 0 and 1. Section... more »
By E. Larry Lidz  - Jul 9 - 2 new of 2 messages    

crontab skipping scheduled executions 
  I have a crontab file which is supposed to execute certain script on regular basis. However quite often it skips that execution. There are no errors reported, no mail, nothing, the execution just skips. To test it I added following entry to crontab: * * * * * date >>/tmp/date.log 2>>/tmp/date_err.log... more »
By Sharkie  - Jul 8 - 3 new of 3 messages    

question about PBS stdout and stderr 
  Hi all, When I submit the following script, the stdout/stderr file is empy: ...bash ...walltime=00:10:00 ...nodes=1:ppn=2 ...test ...oe ...bash cd $PBS_O_WORKDIR ./simnametest However, when I submit the script with ppn=1, the stdout/stderr file is not empty. I have tried separate stdout and stderr files as well.... more »
By Matt B.  - Jul 1 - 2 new of 2 messages    

Extremely parallel PSK -- another one of my telecommuniations 
  *(Ydinklingonimme on parhaillaan niin kiivaskiukkusen käärmessmörkkisiä, ettei juuri vastattavaa löydy)). Toki syynä se, että on tullut autonkuormina ydinvastalunta tupasiinsa oikeen ÄIJÄKAADOLLA! Ja hyvä niin, jahka saamme myös SDP:lle viimen ikävöidyn ydinvastaisemman johdon niin ..! Noo toki... more »
By Urpo Ahola  - Jun 25 - 1 new of 1 message    

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