man ntpq (long version)

Below is the more usual ‘long’ version of the ntpq man page (from a Mandriva system for this example).

Much further explanation is given on “ntpq -p” output.

ntpq(8) ntpq(8)

NAME ntpq – standard NTP query program

SYNOPSIS ntpq [-inp] [-c command] [host] […]

DESCRIPTION The ntpq utility program is used to monitor NTP daemon . . . → Read More: man ntpq (long version)

man ntpq (Gentoo long version)

Using “man 8 ntpq” on a Gentoo system, you get the more useful ‘long’ version of the ntpq man page as shown below, as opposed to the Gentoo system man 1 ntpq ‘brief’ version. Confusingly further, it still shows “ntpq(1)”!

Much further explanation is given on “ntpq -p” output.

ntpq(1) ntpq(1)

NAME ntpq – standard . . . → Read More: man ntpq (Gentoo long version)

“ntpq -p” output

The Gentoo (and others?) incomplete man pages for “ntpq -p” merely give the description: “Print a list of the peers known to the server as well as a summary of their state.”

I had not seen this documented, hence here is a summary that can be used in addition to the brief version of the . . . → Read More: “ntpq -p” output

Linux Sound /dev/dsp PulseAudio Interface for old Applications

This is one little snippet of Linux ‘hidden knowledge’ for getting old applications that use “/dev/dsp” for their sound device to transparently interface to use instead the much more recent and powerful PulseAudio sound server system:

padsp

From the padsp man page:

padsp(1)

NAME padsp – PulseAudio OSS Wrapper

SYNOPSIS padsp [options] PROGRAM [ARGUMENTS . . . → Read More: Linux Sound /dev/dsp PulseAudio Interface for old Applications

Howto HDD and SSD Alignment

“HDD and SSD Alignment”: What’s that?!

HDD: Hard disk drive, utilising spinning disks to store data that is physically accessed using moving arm mounted disk read/write heads; SSD: Solid State Drive, utilising solid-state integrated circuits (typically flash devices) where the only movement is with electrons.

In the days of old, when HDDs were the size . . . → Read More: Howto HDD and SSD Alignment