Posts Tagged ‘Linux’

Installing iftop - Centos 5.2

iftop isn’t available to be installed with yum. So we need to install it using rpm.
First thing we do is visit the official iftop website and download the rpm for redhat.

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Disk Space Usage - Linux

What’s taking up all the space?
A command prompt try some of the examples I list below:

du –help

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Linux Permissions - Octal Notation

Have you ever wondered what 755, 754, 777 mean? Let me help….
The first thing I will explain is why it’s called Octal Notation, quite simply, every numeral that makes up the permission has 8 values. They are:

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My First Post…

This is my first post using Word Press.
It’s shockingly late to be honest, although as some people might say, better late than never.

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