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IP Address overview

What's an IP address? In short an IP address is the short expression used for Internet Protocol (IP) address.

Writing man pages

Every good program that can be used from the UNIX shell should be documented with a good man page.

CRONTAB Quick Reference Guide

A Solaris utility that allows tasks to be scheduled at regular intervals via the cron daemon. The crontab is the file containing the scheduled tasks.

emacs Quick Reference Guide

Emacs commands are accompanied either by simultaneously holding down the control key or by first hitting the escape key.

vi Quick Reference Guide

All commands in vi are preceded by pressing the escape key. Each time a different command is to be entered, the escape key needs to be used.