Systems Administration
23 May 2024
Print Last Column in AWK | Unix Command Line Guide
Recently, when developing software at IOFLOOD, we have had the need to consistently access the last column of a data field with AWK. Drawing from our experience, we have found a variety of methods to achieve the desired results. We have crafed today’s aricle with the goal to assist our dedicated hosting customers and fellow
23 May 2024
Print First Column with AWK | Text Processing Guide
While working to automate text processing tasks at IOFLOOD, we found it vital to know how to print the first column using AWK. AWK’s print command paired with column selection allows us to extract and display the initial column of data consistently. To aid our bare metal cloud server customers and fellow developers we’ll focus
22 May 2024
AWK NF Usage Guide | Manipulating Fields Based on Count
In the steady quest to improve our in-house software at IOFLOOD, we have begun to utilize AWK for various text processing tasks. When needing to access fields of data, we have found that NF, which stands for Number of Fields, plays a vital role by representing the number of fields in each input record. In
22 May 2024
Printing Columns with AWK | Linux Text Processing Guide
Recently we have been working to automate data extraction tasks at IOFLOOD. Through this, we have found that knowing how to print a specific column using AWK is a valuable skill. To assist our bare metal cloud customers and fellow developers facing similar hurdles, we present today’s guide, focusing on using AWK to print specific
22 May 2024
AWK If Statement Guide | Command Line Conditional Logic
Text processing is a common task for us while programming at IOFLOOD. Often we prefer to use AWK, as well at the ‘if’ statements as they allow us to execute specific actions based on defined conditions. In today’s article, we’ll focus on AWK’s ‘if’ statement, providing practical examples and step-by-step instructions to assist our bare
22 May 2024
AWK If-Else Statements | Conditional Execution in Unix
When working with AWK for text processing automation at IOFLOOD, if-else statements are a staple technique for conditional logic. Utilizing our notes and processes, we have formulated this article on utilizing AWK’s if-else statements. Our hope is that by utilizing this resource, our dedicated hosting customers and fellow developers will gain the insights necessary to
22 May 2024
AWK Data Manipulation Guide | Practical Examples in Unix
When it comes to automating data manipulation tasks for software at IOFLOOD, understanding how to use AWK helps tremendously. Drawing from our experience, AWK has proven to be an invaluable tool for extracting, transforming, and analyzing data. In today’s article, we’ll delve into practical AWK examples to aid our dedicated cloud service customers and fellow
22 May 2024
AWK Delimiter Usage Guide | Field Separation Techniques
At IOFLOOD, parsing data from various file formats is a regular task. Often, we use awk to handle files with different delimiters. To assist our bare metal hosting customers and fellow developers with data parsing tasks, we have crafted today’s article on how to specify and use delimiters in awk. In this guide, we’ll walk
21 May 2024
How to Use apt-get upgrade | Step-by-Step Linux Guide
Managing development environments in Linux is part of our daily routine at IOFLOOD. Through this, we have utilized the ‘apt-get upgrade’ command numerous times to ensure a secure and efficient system. Based on our documented processes and practices, we have put together this practical article to better assist our dedicated cloud service customers with keeping
21 May 2024
Using apt-get update Command | Linux Package Update
While managing Linux servers IOFLOOD, we have found that ‘apt-get update’ is an invaluable tool for staying up-to-date with software and security patches. Drawing from our experiences, we have compiled this comprehensive tutorial to provide our bare metal cloud service customers and fellow developers the proper steps to optimize system performance and security through timely