Archive for February, 2009

How configure Proxy settings in Firefox Browser

February 26, 2009

Open Firefox browser and open preferences window by selecting the menu as shown below. Press “Edit” in the menu bar and then press “Preferences” item in the menu. Read Full Article.

How to get exit code of previous command in Bash

February 26, 2009

he special variable “$?” returns the exit code of last executed command in Bash shell script. Read Full Article.

Why my application can’t open more than 1024 or 4096 sockets in Linux

February 26, 2009

Typically socket “open” call doesn’t fail unless you have missed out closing the previous connections using “close” system call. Read Full Article.

Bash shell script to convert string from lower to upper case and vice versa

February 26, 2009

The “tr” command can be used to convert a string variable to upper or lower case. Read Full Article.

Why GNU Make always says `target’ is up to date

February 26, 2009

The GNU make expects the rule target to be files by default. That’s why it first checks the presense of a file/directory with the name specified in the rule. Read Full Article.

GNU Make – How to compile all c files in present directory

February 26, 2009

The “shell” built-in function supported by GNU Make can be used to get the list of C source files in a directory. Then a list of corresponding object files can be created by replacing the file extension in the file list. Read Full Article.

How to find file name of the script with in a bash shell script

February 26, 2009

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How to get “Show Desktop” button to my Fedora 10 (KDE4) Panel

February 26, 2009

You can simply press Ctrl+F12 to get what you expect from “Show Desktop” button on KDE panel. Pressing the same combination of keys will toggle the previous action. Read Full Article for detailed procedure with screenshots.