Interview Questions and Answer for Build & Release Engineers

I get many emails and linkedin personal message about sharing interview questions for Build & Release Engineer and Configuration Engineer. I have asked some of my friends…

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Most asked Perl Interview Questions and Answers

What is Perl one-liner?

There are two ways a Perl script can be run:

a)from a command line, called one-liner, that means you type and execute immediately on the command line. You’ll need the -e option to start like “perl -e “print “Hello”;”. One-liner doesn’t mean one Perl statement. One-liner may contain many statements in one line.

b)from a script file, called Perl program.

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How to Select the Right Software version Control Product?

Original link: http://www.cmcrossroads.com/cm-articles/275-articles/14286-selecting-the-right-software-version-control-product Selecting the Right Software Version Control Product Written by Mike Feighner For many years, I worked loyally for the same company where my expertise…

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Use of p4 duplicate command | P4 Command Guide

Use of p4 duplicate command Problem Area is – Is there any possibility to rename branch name? as directory rename is possible? Solution is – p4 duplicate…

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How to Execute external commands by using perl?

There are many ways to execute external commands from Perl. The most commons are: system function exec function backticks (“) operator open function All of these methods…

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How Perforce changelist number works? | Perforce Guide

How Perforce change list number works? Perforce assigns numbers to changelists and also maintains a default changelist, which is numbered when you submit it. You can create…

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Perforce Replication – What is Perforce Replication ?

Perforce Replication Replication is the duplication of server data from one Perforce Server to another Perforce Server, ideally in real time. You can use replication to: A…

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Perforce Slow Sync issues | Perforce Slow Sync Troubleshooting Guide

Perforce Slow Sync issues Network latency Sync Performance issues are not obvious with locally connected hosts, as the network latency is low. However, as latency increases, performance…

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Git alias commands collection for faster easier

BASH aliases for GIT Following BASH aliases can be used in ~/.BASHRC alias g = “git status” alias ga = “git add” alias gaa = “git add…

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Difference between use and require in Perl – use Vs require in perl

|| use Vs require in perl || What is the difference between use and require? Except of course that use is evaluated at compile time where as…

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How to Understand Epoch & Unix Timestamp | Epoch Converter

What is epoch time? The Unix epoch (or Unix time or POSIX time or Unix timestamp) is the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1,…

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Perforce Network Troubleshooting Guide | How to Resolve Perforce Network Issues?

1. netstat -a Check to make sure that the server is running. netstat -a gives a list of all processes listening on network ports. Look for lines…

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A Successful Git branching model | Git branching model Guide

I was reading article and thought to repost here. It focuses around Git as the tool for the versioning of all of our source code. Why git? For…

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Importance of Automation Tools in SCM

Importance of Automation Tools in SCM by John Ferguson Smart Since the dawn of time, people have been using tools to make their life easier. Tools let…

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Depot Migration between perforce servers with history and change list

There are many questions asked for the depot migration between server without losing any of the history  such as… Moving depots across servers Moving depots between servers…

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IBM Rational ClearCase Version 7.1.1 release | Rational ClearCase New Version

IBM Rational ClearCase Version 7.1.1 release This information provides a brief description of the new features and restrictions in IBM Rational® ClearCase® Version 7.1.1 What’s New For…

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Apache Subversion 1.7 has Arrived | What’s new in Subversion 1.7 ?

Apache Subversion 1.7 has Arrived Subversion 1.7.0 has been officially released today.  With the release of Subversion 1.7 comes the release of Subversion Edge 2.1.0.  This release…

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Stable CVS Version 1.11.23 Released, What’s new in Perforce CVS 2011.1, let’s find?

Stable CVS 1.11.23 has been released. Stable releases contain only bug fixes from previous versions of CVS. This version includes an efficiency fix that reduces checkouts of…

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How to Check File Attributes in Perl ? Perl File Attributes explained

Checking File Attributes in Perl I have been using perl for quite some time now. I have also been using the file handling logic in my scripts. However,…

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Oracle RAC Web References & Cheatsheet

Check CRS Status [root@racnode1 ~]#crsctl check crs Check Clusterware Resources [root@racnode1 ~]# crs_stat -t -v Stopping the Oracle Clusterware Stack on the Local Server [root@racnode1 ~]# /u01/app/11.2.0/grid/bin/crsctl…

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Useful Tips to Make Team Building Exercises Effective and Successful

Hi, I am prabhakar, i have read an article about Team Building and i would like to share it with you.All successful businesses and organizations know that…

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Branching and Merging Best Practices | Branching and Merging Guide

Branching and Merging Practices Branching and Merging Practices from Rajesh Kumar Rajesh KumarI’m a DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps/Cloud Expert passionate about sharing knowledge and experiences. I have worked at Cotocus….

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What are the Advance Features of Smart Build Tools?

Advance Features of Smart Build Tools {slideshare}[slideshare id=6995921&doc=advancefeaturesofsmartbuildandtoolsstudy-110220215438-phpapp02&type=d]{/slideshare} Rajesh KumarI’m a DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps/Cloud Expert passionate about sharing knowledge and experiences. I have worked at Cotocus. I share tech…

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SCM Process and smartBuild Overview, What is SCM Process and smartBuild?

SCM Process and smartBuild SCM Process and smartBuild from Rajesh Kumar Rajesh KumarI’m a DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps/Cloud Expert passionate about sharing knowledge and experiences. I have worked at Cotocus….

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Apache web server Installation Guide, know how to Install Apache web server on Windows 7?

After a quick detour to install Notepad++, I’m on my way to installing Magento. Before I can get into the meat of it, though, I do require…

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Apache Tomcat – Tomcat 7 Finalized – Tomcat 7 Introduction

The volunteer developers behind Apache Tomcat have released version 7.0.6 of the open-source Java servlet container. “This is the first stable release of the Tomcat 7 branch,”…

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Hybrid testing introduction, What is Hybrid testing?

Hybrid testing definition. testing. A combination of top-down testing with bottom-up testing of prioritized or available components   According to Wiki: Hybrid testing is what most frameworks evolve into over time…

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Common unix commands and utilities | unix commands and utilities Guide

To find a program not on this list (and there are hundreds), try the man program with the -k option followed by a keyword, for example, man…

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Software Configuration Management in Pakistan | SCM Practices in Pakistan

Mature CM is cross-business functionality NOT functionality solely within engineering. Software Configuration Management facilitates timely communications; enforces development policies and technical standards along Management of Hand-offs between…

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Understand Shell Script Parameters – Reference

A parameter is an entity that stores values. It can be a name, a number or some special characters. Bash shell provides two kind of parameters. Positional…

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