I was surprised by which Linux commands I stopped using.

Linux commands often have long lists of options they support, many of which are single-letter mnemonics. These can be tricky ...

Why keep a first aid kit or fire extinguisher in your home? Same with these commands: You'll never know when they might come in very handy. I use the Linux command line daily, but that’s because I ...

I’ve been using Linux for a very long time, and from day 1, the terminal window and command-line interface (CLI) have been an integral part of my work. At the same time, I’ve learned that it’s OK to ...

I’m a big fan of the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. One of the quotes from it that stands out in my head is, “Man fears the darkness, and so he scrapes away at the edges of it with fire.” For ...

Linux might sound scary for first-time Linux users, but actually, it isn’t. Linux is a bunch of open-source Unix operating systems based on Linux Kernel. These operating systems are called Linux ...

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In the beginning days of Unix and later Linux, disks were physically large, but very small in terms of storage capacity. A 300 megabyte disk in the mid-90’s was the size of a shoebox. Today, you can ...

Linux offers a couple of easy ways to record commands you type so that you can review or rerun them. Recording the commands that you run on the Linux command line can be useful for two important ...

This page gives an introduction to the basics of Linux Commands. A more comprehensive guide to the many available Linux commands is available. In addition to this page, we also have a page on ...