Written by Jon LaBass and last updated on 01/24/2007 - [ freebsd | openbsd | netbsd | macosx ]

Sometimes processes can take time to complete, thus tying up your console session. What if you want to run multiple processes in the background on the same shell session? With the built-in job control, you can. There are three main conditions a job can be in: Running, Stopped/Suspended, or Terminated. To control them, we'll use the fg and bg commands.

Written by Stuart Mackie and last updated on 07/14/2005 - [ openbsd ]

Just like any of the BSDs, OpenBSD can be upgraded by grabbing the latest builds and compiling them from the Internet. Below are the steps to perform this. This example uses the sparc64 architecture. Please be sure to select the appropriate one for your computer.

Written by Jon LaBass and last updated on 07/14/2005 - [ openbsd ]

Maybe you are switching to OpenBSD from Linux or Windows. Or maybe you are familiar with FreeBSD and its ports and packages systems. Either way, you may be wondering how to install applications on this secure OS. Like FreeBSD, most applications can be installed from the Internet. There are two different installation methods to choose from and they both deal with dependancies.

Written by Jon LaBass and last updated on 11/08/2004 - [ freebsd | openbsd | netbsd | macosx ]

A useful administrative tool is to see what users are logged onto the server. Another tool not only shows who is logged on, but it also shows what programs they are running.

Written by configure and last updated on 11/03/2004 - [ freebsd | openbsd | netbsd | macosx ]

Right then, vi. "Oh no! vi! That's command based, can't use that!" Oh come on, it's not that difficult! Really... First, I shall explain a little about vi. vi (now mostly vim) is one of the oldest text editors for *nix. It can be found on many systems, both UNIX and Linux, and is usually the default editor. vim (VI iMproved) is beginning to take over from the older vi, but essentially, they function the same way.

Written by configure and last updated on 11/03/2004 - [ freebsd | openbsd | netbsd | macosx ]

In this short tutorial I shall explain the basics of BASH prompt customization. I won't cover the more advanced aspects, and probably won't cover colours, but just enough to make your prompt display the information that you want to know.

Written by Jon LaBass and last updated on 11/10/2004 - [ openbsd ]

OpenBSD has a claim of being the most secure Operating System out-of-the-box. The problem is the installation is not very intuitive. Here I will be guiding you through a standard installation of OpenBSD 3.5 and this guide assumes you have a basic i386 PC to work with and will be using your entire disk for OpenBSD. Nothing fancy or unordinary. For this guide, I used a 3.0 gig harddrive.

Written by Jon LaBass and last updated on 11/14/2004 - [ freebsd | openbsd | netbsd | macosx ]

You've downloaded them, you've extracted them, you've liked them. But how do you create them? This guide will show you how to quickly and easily create a compressed archive in the form of *.tar.gz and *.tar.bz2.