Examine the processes behind building a parser using the lex/flex and yacc/bison tools, first to build a simple calculator and then delve into how you can adopt the same principles for text parsing. Parsing text -- that is, understanding and extracting the key parts of the text -- is an important part of many applications.

Date Submitted: June 8, 2007

Category: Linux

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If you write software for more than one UNIX platform, you are aware of the difficulty of compiling two platforms. This tutorial covers tools and tricks that can make the process of supporting different UNIX platforms significantly easier at the code level.

Date Submitted: June 8, 2007

Category: Linux

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This tutorial provides a brief history of Bash, which indicates how the Bash shell is different than some of the other popular UNIX shells, and also provides an overview of the major features available within Bash.

Date Submitted: June 8, 2007

Category: Linux

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Gain a better understanding of the network services in AIX and the impact each one has on system security. Achieve the right balance between functionality and security.

Date Submitted: June 8, 2007

Category: Linux

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Groff (GNU Troff) is the latest open source implementation of Troff, a document-preparation system that generates print and screen documents for various devices from the same input source.

Date Submitted: June 8, 2007

Category: Linux

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By using open source tools such as the RRDtool, you can graph the key performance measurements of any Web application, use these graphs to determine the impact of changes in the environment, or point to changes that need addressing.

Date Submitted: June 8, 2007

Category: Linux

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Learn how to improve the security and integrity of your AIX servers using network services provided by the OpenSSH implementation of the Secure Shell protocol.

Date Submitted: June 8, 2007

Category: Linux

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Examine implementation details for programming a client/server application at a kernel level using the Windows Transport Driver Interface (TDI). You'll get an introduction to the commonly used TDIs, get step-by-step instructions in writing a TDI user datagram protocol (UDP) application.

Date Submitted: June 8, 2007

Category: Linux

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Make your systems and environment easier to use and administer by using tools, such as a Weblog, wiki, and Subversion, to record and track information and changes to your IT infrastructure.

Date Submitted: June 8, 2007

Category: Linux

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Are you writing or porting applications to AIX? Get a quick introduction to the most commonly used features of the linker and loader, plus practical tips and techniques.

Date Submitted: June 8, 2007

Category: Linux

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