Tag Archives: Linux

How to upgrade subversion in RHEL 5.2

Posted on 30/7/2010 by ShadyCraig

According to the svn book there is a –depth option to checkout which I wanted to use, however, the book relates to version 1.5 of svn and I only had version 1.4.2. Here’s how I upgraded it, and maybe you … Continue reading →

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Safely reboot a locked up linux box: REISUB

Posted on 12/5/2009 by ShadyCraig

As a last resort on a locked-up linux box you might hold down the power button to restart it. This is not great as the discs will still be mounted. A safer way is to hold down Atl-SysReq while slowly … Continue reading →

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Less typing with environment variable CDPATH

Posted on 26/1/2009 by ShadyCraig

Using the CDPATH environment variable can make life easier, especially if you often change to particular directories. See this post on Lars Strand’s blog: Less typing with environment variable CDPATH – Lars Strand

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