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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 Encrypt and Decrypt Files and Directories Using Tar and OpenSSL

Fd – The Best Alternative to ‘Find’ Command for Quick File Searching

A Complete Guide to Usage of ‘usermod’ command – 15 Practical Examples with Screenshots

12 Ping Command Examples to Test Your Network

10 Useful ‘locate’ Command Practical Examples for Linux Newbies

How to Find Out List of All Open Ports in Linux

Linux Server Monitoring Tools

Htop – An Interactive Process Viewer for Linux

A Shell Script to Monitor Disk Usage and Send an Alert if it Exceeds 80%

vtop – A Linux Process and Memory Activity Monitoring Tool

Install Munin (Network Monitoring) in RHEL, CentOS and Fedora

How to Monitor System Usage, Outages and Troubleshoot Linux Servers – Part 9

Install Nagios Core on openSUSE 15.3 Linux

Learn Linux Tricks & Tips

How to Check Remote Ports are Reachable Using ‘nc’ Command

How to Find Files With SUID and SGID Permissions in Linux

Linux Tricks: Play Game in Chrome, Text-to-Speech, Schedule a Job and Watch Commands in Linux

6 Best CLI Tools to Search Plain-Text Data Using Regular Expressions

Understanding Shell Commands Easily Using “Explain Shell” Script in Linux

5 Useful Ways to Do Arithmetic in Linux Terminal

Best Linux Tools

4 Best Tools for Creating Fillable PDF Forms on Linux

6 Best Modern Linux ‘init’ Systems (1992-2025)

5 Top Open-Source Microsoft 365 Alternatives for Linux

13 Best Photo Editing Software for Linux in 2024

7 Best CCleaner Alternatives for Ubuntu

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