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There are many ways to get help while working on the Linux command line. Here are details on some of the most useful.
In this Linux tip, learn how to use the ps command. It displays information on running processes. If you want to see only certain processes, you can pass the output of a ps command to grep and specify what you want to see – for example, by username...
In this Linux tip, learn how to use the nmap command. It's generally used for security auditing, but provides interesting and useful information on systems connecting to your local network.
Sometimes a new way of getting work done on the Linux command line can be both interesting and time-saving
A couple of simple Linux commands can provide a lot of information about the systems and devices attached to your network.
In this Linux tip, learn how to use the more and less commands. They each allow you to browse the content of text files.
File systems and UUIDs have a special relationship on Linux systems. What are these very long identifiers and how can you view the connections between them and disk partitions?
In this Linux tip, learn how to use the head and tail commands. They're basic commands that every Linux user should know. The head command is generally used to display the top lines in a text file, and the tail command shows the last lines in a file.
If you're not yet comfortable with writing scripts on Unix and Linux systems, this post might get you off to a healthy start.
What you need to know to choose among Debian, Fedora, CentOS, RHEL, and Ubuntu.
