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  How do I install SQLPlus on Mac OS X Lion?

  Having SQLPlus installed on your Mac is very handy! Follow the steps below to install it. 1. First you’ll need to go...

• unix

  How do I manually clone a VM in VMware ESX 3.0 and later?

  Perform a clean OS shutdown of the guest OS running in the VM. Ideally, this will result in the VM being powered...

• unix

  How do add my init script to my Linux server with chkconfig?

  In order to support chkconfig, an init script must: 1. It must be located in /etc/rc.d/init.d (which /etc/init.d is a symlink to)...

• mac

  How do I install the watch command on my Mac OS X machine?

  Watch is a great utility that is generally available on Linux servers and desktops. For Mac, however, it’s not part of the...

• mac

  How do I burn a CD or DVD image on Mac OS X without verifying it?

  Burning a CD or DVD is very simple from Terminal.app on a Mac, but sometimes when you’re in a hurry, you want...

• mac

  How do I change Mail.app to not organize by thread?

  Mail.app by default organizes messages by thread, so related messages by subject or sender are grouped together. To change this behavior you...

• mac

  How do I change the hostname on my Mac OS X machine?

  You can change your hostname quickly and easily using Terminal.app (Applications –> Utilities –> Terminal). To do so, perform the following steps:...

• mac

  How do I backup my keychains in Mac OS X?

  Backing up your keychains is pretty simple. If you launch Terminal.app, you can do the following: zip -r keychains.zip ~/Library/Keychains This will...

• unix

  How do I replace ^M characters in my file with a newline?

  Have you ever come across a file on a Unix/Linux server that looks like this? This is a line of my file^Mand...

• unix

  How do I set up LVM on a SWRAID 5 partition in my kickstart config?

  Setting up SWRAID 5 partitions can be painful and having too many mds isn’t generally a good idea. Instead you can use...