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In this Linux tip, we’re going to take a look at the pv (pipe viewer) command that can provide some reassuring visual feedback when some process you will be running might take a long time to complete. In this simple example, everything will run ver...
In this Linux tip, we look at the stat command. Like the ls command, stat displays important details about a file – like permissions and ownership, but in a much different and surprisingly useful way.
In this Linux tip, we’re going to look at what happens on many Linux systems when someone mistypes “ls” – typing “sl” instead. What you can anticipating seeing (provided the sl command has been installed with one of the commands shown bel...
In this Linux tip, we're going to take a look at the shuf command.
In this Linux tip, we’ll take a look at the chmod command for changing permissions on a Linux file.
In this Linux tip, we’ll take a look at the apropos command and how it can help you identify commands that you want to use. The meaning of the word apropos is “fitting and to the point”. When you use this command on the Linux command line, you ...
In this Linux tip, we’re going to examine the shred command – a command that allows you to overwrite the content of a file with randomized data so that it is no longer readable and basically impossible to recover.
In this Linux tip, we’re going to look at directories on Linux – basically folders that are set up to house related files. Whenever you use a command like “ls dirname” for a directory, you will see a list of the files it contains.
In this Linux tip, we’re going to examine some commands for generating reports on who is logging into a Linux server. The data for login activity is stored in the /var/log/wtmp file.
In this Linux tip, we’re going to look at the cal (calendar) command. This command allows you to display a calendar for a month or even for a year. Using a command like this, you display a calendar for the current month with the today highlighted.
