WebFaction Bits
May 6th, 2009
A list of some useful bits and pieces gathered from the WebFaction forum, support system and so on.
Find a process and kill it
ps -u <username> -o pid,command kill <process_id>
Memory usage (outputs in Kilobytes)
ps -u <username> -o rss,command
Cron Setup
If you’re not familiar with vi, you can change the default editor to something easier such as nano by typing: export VISUAL='nano'.
You can add/modify/remove your cron-jobs by typing: crontab -e
Software
