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linux commands

Find Disk Usage of Files in Linux

10 Useful du (Disk Usage) Commands to Find Disk Usage of Files and Directories

The Linux ‘du‘ (Disk Usage) is a standard Unix/Linux command used to check the disk usage information of files and

dir Command Usage in Linux

How to Use ‘dir’ Command with Different Options and Arguments in Linux

This article shows some examples of using the dir command to list the contents of a directory. The dir command

Change Linux Date and Time

How to Work with Date and Time in Bash Using date Command

Date command is an external bash program that allows to set or display system date and time. It also provides

Linux host Command Examples

Useful ‘host’ Command Examples for Querying DNS Lookups

Host command is a minimal and easy-to-use CLI utility for performing DNS lookups which translate domain names to IP addresses

Linux Locate Command Examples

10 Useful ‘locate’ Command Practical Examples for Linux Newbies

One of most obnoxious experiences that most new users of the Linux platform usually face is the inability to find

Kill Linux Processes and Unresponsive Apps Using xkill

How to Kill Linux Processes/Unresponsive Applications Using ‘xkill’ Command

How do we kill a resource/process in Linux? Obviously we find the PID of the resource and then pass the

Password Protec Files in Linux

7 Tools to Encrypt/Decrypt and Password Protect Files in Linux

Encryption is the process of encoding files in such a way that only those who are authorized can access them.

ls command tricks

7 Quirky ‘ls’ Command Tricks Every Linux User Should Know

We have covered most of the things on ‘ls’ command in last two articles of our Interview series. This article

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Linux Commands and Tools

How to Remove Packages with Dependencies Using Yum

procinfo – Shows System Statistics from /proc Filesystem

How to Use ‘dir’ Command with Different Options and Arguments in Linux

How to Install Particular Versions of Packages with Snap

Progress – Show Percentage of Copied Data for (cp, mv, dd, tar) Commands

How to Run Linux Commands in Background and Detach in Terminal

Linux Server Monitoring Tools

How to Create a Centralized Log Server with Rsyslog in CentOS/RHEL 7

Monit – A Open Source Tool for Managing and Monitoring Linux System

How to Install Nagios 4 in Ubuntu and Debian

How to Install Nagios Monitoring Tool on RHEL 8

Limit CPU Usage of a Process in Linux with CPULimit Tool

MTR – A Network Diagnostic Tool for Linux

Learn Linux Tricks & Tips

How to Change Linux Partition Label Names on EXT4 / EXT3 / EXT2 and Swap

How to Backup or Clone Linux Partitions Using ‘cat’ Command

Ternimal – Show Animated Lifeform in Your Linux Terminal

12 Useful Commands For Filtering Text for Effective File Operations in Linux

How to Copy a File to Multiple Directories in Linux

fdupes – A Command Line Tool to Find and Delete Duplicate Files in Linux

Best Linux Tools

10 Top Open Source Reverse Proxy Servers for Linux

My Favorite Command Line Editors for Linux – What’s Your Editor?

10 Best Linux File and Disk Encryption Tools (2024)

10 Best File Comparison and Difference (Diff) Tools for Linux

Universal Package Managers for Linux: Snap, Flatpak, and AppImage

Top 5 Diagram Tools for Linux Users in 2025 (Free & Open-Source)

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