> I was wondering if people would like to talk about
> some of the things that
> you might be able to do with some simple utilities
> that are included with
> most Linux distros.
 
Quite often the Linux versions of Unix standard 
programs come from the GNU project and are completely 
packed with new and useful features. Two of my 
favourites:

1) -h option (human readable) in df and du commands
2) less pager F option to go into "tail -f" mode of
   a logfile you are looking at; which can then be
   changed back to regular less with an interrupt key

Since so many Linux programs are so configurable and
options-packed it's well worth the trouble of
reading all about your favourites.

Stuart.

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