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1. OS X (Apple)
So I worked out a script for Mac OSX from an existing script. This script checks the versionnumber of a plugin and a package. If the plugin version is different from the package it has to update the plugin. The script works fine but the final check fails.
Here is my script:
#compare version... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: mattiasvdm
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Moderators,
Please excuse if I am in the wrong section.
I have a question that someone may know the answer to. We know that a current bash shell keeps a record of all commands in a buffer. When the shell is terminated this buffer is written out to ~/.bash_history for the user.
I know... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: jaysunn
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3. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
I was reading a book on UNIX internals "The design of the UNIX Operating system." There are two memory structures that are confusing me:
1) Buffer cache
2) Inode cache
My questions are
1) Does a process get both buffer cache and Indoe cache allocated when it opens/creates a file?
2) if no,... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: sreeharshasn
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4. Linux
Hi all
I saw in Microsoft web site www.SysInternals.com a tool called CoreInfo from able to print out on screen the size of the Data and Instruction caches of your processor, the Locigal to Physical Processor mapping, the number of the CPU sockets. etc..
Do you know if in Linux is available a... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: manustone
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5. Filesystems, Disks and Memory
Hi,
I am trying to understand the role of buffer cache in block I/O.
I am monitoring /proc/meminfo, my question is does the value of 0 for 'buffers', mean that any subsequent disk read issued by a process, would get the data physically from the disk, and not an allocated buffer for the block?
... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: jake24
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6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi,
Is it possible to reduce the amount of buffer cache in the memory allocation of a Unix Server? If so where can I do that?
Also, does buffer cache count as tied up memory, or will it decrease as more memory is requested by other programs. (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: dehuang83
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7. Red Hat
hi everyone,
can any one help change the buffer cache size in redhat and suse?? this error i got when i installed oracle 10g and it went well and when i try to mount the database using startup cmd it says too many buffer cache parameters (error code : ora-1034)
thnq in advance (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: gsr_kashyap
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8. HP-UX
What is the "Buffer Cache" used for? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: ALTRUNVRSOFLN
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9. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
i have a serious doubht about the assignment of memory
in hp-ux system .
i read from somewhere that the page allocation in
hp-ux is not unified unlike compaq .
i wanted to know in hp-ux kernel ,once the pages are
assigned for the univarsal buffer cache... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: vish_shan
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10. Filesystems, Disks and Memory
anybody please tell me how do i get all the information
about buffer cache in hp-ux .if anybody familiar with the system
call them please specify .
i found the extern variables in /sys/buf.h . but that didn't help .:) (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: vish_shan
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