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Updating a Public Calendar Automatically
Randal L. Schwartz
Schwartz whips up a little Perl magic for updating the public version of his activities.

Starting, Stopping, and Replacing Users' Cron Jobs
John Spurgeon, Ed Schaefer
John and Ed describe Bourne shell scripts for temporarily disabling and restoring a user's cron jobs.

Automating the Management of Network Devices through the Command-Line
Alan Holt
Holt describes how to automate the remote management of a domain of network devices using the Python programming language.

Export Behavior, Not Data
Randal L. Schwartz
Schwartz answers the question “how do I include a file?” and explains why the naive approach to this problem can sometimes cause trouble.

SortingHat — Which Server Do You Belong In?
John Spurgeon, Ed Schaefer
John and Ed describe the use of a Korn shell script called SortingHat for organizing files.

The Replacements
Randal L. Schwartz
Schwartz takes a look at the extremely useful substitute operation.

Miscellaneous Unix Tips: Answering Novice Shell Questions
John Spurgeon, Ed Schaefer
In this article, the authors cover a few of the novice questions they've fielded.

Distributing Software Modules Using rsync
John Spurgeon, Ed Schaefer
The authors provide a shell script for distributing software packages.

Codysseus: A Geek Travesty by Erudil
Stephen B. Jenkins
Our storyteller relates the tale of the mighty Codysseus and his beautiful and faithful wife, Perlelope.

Show Me Your References
Randal L. Schwartz
Schwartz reviews the standard forms of creating references and then using those references by dereferencing them.

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