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Using the watch command on Linux

The watch command allows you to rerun commands in a loop until you stop it or run into a condition that stops the looping for you. It can be very useful when you're waiting for something to change before you can move on to the next task.

Aug 15, 2022 4 mins

Operating Systems

Using the yes command to automate responses

The Linux yes command allows you to automate responses to scripts and commands, but how it responds is up to you.

Aug 4, 2022 4 mins

Operating Systems

Repeating commands on Linux with or without changes

There are a lot of ways on Linux to make repeating commands easier than retyping them, and here's a nice collection of them.

Jul 28, 2022 5 mins

Operating Systems

Rocky Linux 9 arrives with Peridot

New to Rocky Linux 9 is Peridot, a tool that makes it easy for anyone to replicate and extend Rocky Linux.

Jul 25, 2022 4 mins

Operating Systems

Using the eval command in Linux to run variables as commands

The eval command allows you to run the contents of variables as commands and can be very useful, especially in scripts.

Jul 7, 2022 4 mins

Operating Systems

RHEL 9 delivers better security, management

The newest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux also improves support for containers.

Jul 6, 2022 10 mins

Operating Systems

Finding files on Linux with the longest names

File names on Linux can be 255 characters, and here's how to find the longest ones.

Jul 5, 2022 4 mins

Operating Systems

The Linux fold command breaks up text, drives loops

The Linux fold command can break long lines of text into pieces, but it can also be used to create arguments for looping in scripts.

Jul 1, 2022 4 mins

Operating Systems

Open-sourced tool speeds up Linux scripts via parallelization

The pa.sh tool finds sections of code that can run independently, then runs them in parallel to save time.

Jun 28, 2022 4 mins

Data Center Operating Systems

Linux Foundation works toward improved data-center efficiency

The Linux Foundation Open Programmable Infrastructure Project seeks to make it easier to offload tasks from CPUs and onto DPUs and IPUs.

Jun 22, 2022 3 mins

Open Source Operating Systems