Explains how Unix shell commands use Lisp-like syntax with program-name-first structure and expression composition.
A technical guide explaining the formula to convert Microsoft Excel date values into UNIX timestamp format.
Compares I/O measurement methods using Oracle V$SYSSTAT and HP MeasureWare, showing near-identical results graphed with rrdtool.
A guide to creating simple Mac applications from shell scripts using the 'appify' tool and customizing their icons.
Using awk to split a fixed-width file into separate output files based on content in specific columns.
Unix scripts to extract Logical SQL and query performance metrics from OBIEE's NQQuery.log file for testing and analysis.
A developer troubleshoots and resolves a sawserver error related to a corrupted web catalog during an Oracle BI installation.
A guide to using daemontools for monitoring and restarting daemon processes like web servers, with examples and commands.
Step-by-step guide to configure OBIEE on Unix/Linux to connect to and query a Microsoft SQL Server database using ODBC drivers.
Resolving a sawserver startup issue in OBIEE by fixing a missing library path (SHLIB_PATH) on Unix.
A technical guide on using the tusc tool to debug a failing HP-UX program by analyzing missing library errors.
How to remove Windows line feed characters (^M) from files when using the vi editor on Unix systems.
A technical guide on using the Unix find command to locate recently modified configuration files, specifically within an Oracle BI Publisher environment.
Explains how symlinks affect directory navigation in Unix shells vs. programming languages like Python, highlighting the 'cd -P' option.
Explores the philosophical debate on whether 'perfect code' exists, comparing OS development philosophies and the role of stable interfaces.
A developer discovers a surprising Y2K-related bug in Solaris 9's strptime function, causing incorrect year parsing years after the Y2K scare.
