The Linux kernel exposes a wealth of information through the proc special filesystem. It's not hard to find an encyclopedic reference about proc. In this article I'll take a different approach: we'll see how proc tricks can solve a number of real-world problems. All of these tricks should work on a recent Linux kernel, though some will fail on older systems like RHEL version 4.

Read the full thing at http://blog.ksplice.com/2011/01/solving-problems-with-proc/

A series of videos that walks you through using VIM.

View them at http://ontwik.com/tools/vim-from-novice-to-professional-by-derek-wyatt-p1/

SSH is an awesome powerful tool, there are unlimited possibility when it comes to SSH, heres the top Voted SSH commands

Read the full thing at http://blog.urfix.com/25-ssh-commands-tricks/

Let's see how to install 3 plugins that will help your vim or approach becomes increasingly become a true IDE. I must say that since I started using it I am fascinated with this editor that although costs a lot to learn to use it at first, it is worth. But until now, had some disadvantages compared to a real IDE like Eclipse or NetBeans because it lacks some amenities that these programs offer.

Read the full thing at http://linux-software-news-tutorials.blogspot.com/2010/11/plugins-make-vim-true-ide.html

Awk is a pattern-scanning and text processing utility that captures information from text files creating reports in the process, modify files from one format to another, create databases and perform mathematical operations on data. The term “awk” comes from the names of the authors, Aho, Weinberger and Kernighan.

Read the full thing at http://bashshell.net/utilities/introduction-to-awk/

Inkscape is an open source SVG graphics editor released under GNU General Public License. Inkscape supports many advanced SVG features and great care is taken in designing a streamlined interface. Here are some useful tutorials for creating amazing vector graphics using Inkscape.

Read the full thing at http://www.techdrivein.com/2010/10/13-beautiful-inkscape-tutorials-for.html

While at RIT around 2004 or 2005, I discovered that a few important machines at the datacenter allowed all students, faculty, and staff to authenticate against them via ssh. Everyone's shells appear to be set to /bin/false (or some derivative) on said machines, so the only thing you'll see after you authenticate is the login banner and your connection will close. I thought to myself, "Fine, no shell for me. I wonder if port forwarding works?"

Read the full thing at http://www.semicomplete.com/articles/ssh-security/

A few weeks ago, I felt inspired by articles from Jeff Kreeftmeijer and Armin Ronacher. I took some time to configure and fine-tune my Vim environment. A lot of new stuff made it into my .vimrc file and my .vim directory. This blog post is a summary describing what I’ve added and how I use it in my daily work.

Read the full thing at http://nvie.com/posts/how-i-boosted-my-vim/

Mark Twain has been quoted as saying that he respected a person who could spell a word more than one way. Unfortunately, Twain's enthusiasm for creative spelling isn't widely shared today, at least in the professional world. If you need a little help in the spelling department, but prefer the old school way of editing text, you can turn to Vim's spelling support.

Read the full thing at http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/357267-using-spell-checking-in-vim

SSH is one of the most widely used protocols for connecting to remote shells. While there are numerous SSH clients the most-used still remains OpenSSH’s ssh. There is a plethora of tips and tricks that can be used to make your experience even better than it already is. Read on to discover some of the best tweaks to your favorite SSH client.

Read the full thing at http://symkat.com/35/ssh-tips-and-tricks-you-need/