Robin Moffatt • 3/1/2011

Shiny new geek toys -- rrdtool and screen

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The article details the author's exploration of two technical tools: rrdtool, a complex but powerful data collection and graphing utility used for visualizing system metrics, and screen, a terminal multiplexer that allows multiple shell sessions and reconnection to lost connections. It explains the learning curve and practical benefits of both tools in a developer's workflow.

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#data visualization #Rrdtool #System Monitoring
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