ITworld.com – Send in your Unix questions today! | See additional Unix tips and tricks Whenever you run across a root file system that’s 100% full, the first thing you are likely to do is ascertain ...

The ncdu command provides a convenient way to review files and the disk space being used on Linux systems, but the file sizes may appear a little strange at first. The ncdu command provides a fast and ...

With a modest string of commands, you can get a quick look at what commands you're using on your Linux system and how often. Getting a summary of the commands you use on a Linux system requires only a ...

UNIX-based operating systems have man pages that describe how to use commands and functions, and the contents of the man pages can be viewed using the man command ( mandb). This man command had an ...

IBM last week unveiled upgrades to the high end of its System p5 Unix server line that add dual-core Power5+ processors. The new chips help boost system performance by 25 percent, the company said.

IBM is upgrading the high end of its System p5 servers with dual-core Power5+ processors, which the company says will deliver a 25 percent performance gain over existing models -- in part through ...