OReilly Unix for Oracle DBAs Pocket Reference | Unix for Oracle DBAs Pocket Reference By Donald K. Burleson Publisher O Reilly Pub Date January 2001 ISBN 0-596-00066-9 Table of Pages 110 Contents Index Reviews Examples Reader Reviews Errata Copyright Chapter 1. Unix for Oracle DBAs Pocket Reference Section . Introduction Section . Understanding Unix Section . Building Unix Commands Section . Unix Server Environment Section . Process Management Section . Server Values Section . Memory and CPU Management Section . Semaphore Management Section . System Log Messages Section . Server Monitoring Section . File Management Section . Disk Management Section . Miscellaneous Shell Scripts Chapter 1. Unix for Oracle DBAs Pocket Reference Section . Introduction Section . Understanding Unix Section . Building Unix Commands Section . Unix Server Environment Section . Process Management Section . Server Values Section . Memory and CPU Management Section . Semaphore Management Section . System Log Messages Section . Server Monitoring Section . File Management Section . Disk Management Section . Miscellaneous Shell Scripts Introduction The Unix for Oracle DBAs Pocket Reference is a quick reference describing the Unix commands most often used by Oracle database administrators. It s the result of my 20 years of accumulating Unix tips and techniques. For each of the commands included in this book I ve provided the basic syntax and a short illustrative example. This guide also contains many short Unix scripts that should save you dozens of hours of manual effort. I ve organized the commands and examples in this book into the following major topic areas Understanding Unix Gives you a little bit of the history of Unix and tells you some things that you need to know regarding case sensitivity safety and shells. Building Unix Commands Describes the process of creating complex Unix commands for Oracle. Unix Server Environment Describes the commands .