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About vicki

Welcome to the Sovereign Republic of Vickistan. I am the President here. Lucky me! No taxes or laws yet. Lucky you!

Copying Files in Linux bash shell

Posted on June 7, 2012 by vicki

So you want to copy a file in Linux? Easy enough. cp filename newfilename But sometimes it isn’t so easy… Say the file you want to copy begins with a . You can’t see these files unless you add -a … Continue reading →

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vi stuff

Posted on June 6, 2012 by vicki

” at top of paragraph, format this paragraph !} fmt -c ” for the whole file, format all paragraphs !G fmt -c “from here to the end of the file, format all paragraphs !$ fmt -c ” from anwhere in … Continue reading →

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Disaster Recovery Planning

Posted on June 2, 2012 by vicki

HARDWARE Document computer assets internal to organization Document external components like bridges, switches, routers, cables, and connectors Document redundancy setup for critical hardware and services DATA RESTORATION Document backup process to specify the following as a minimum: a) storage devices … Continue reading →

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Using Loopback Command

Posted on June 2, 2012 by vicki

Loopback filesystem support allows a user to mount an ordinary file as if it were a device, such as /dev/hda1. This is useful for mounting a CD-ROM filesystem to populate and test before burning it to CDROM. Use the dd … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on April 21, 2012 by vicki

Welcome to the Sovereign Republic of Vickistan. Please to keep your hands and feet inside the country.  

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