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 is not a commonly used command in Linux, but it works less like the
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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 information of disk usage of files and directories on a machine. The du command has many parameter options that can
How to Clear RAM Memory Cache, Buffer and Swap Space on Linux
Like any other operating system, GNU/Linux has implemented memory management efficiently and even more than that. But if any process is eating away your memory and you want to clear it, Linux provides a
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 several formatting options. Date command is installed in all Linux distros by default. $
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 and vice versa. It can also be used to list and verify various types
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 the simplest and yet more effective means of looking up files on their system.
How to Find and Kill Running Processes in Linux
Process management is one of the important aspects of System Administration in Linux, and it includes killing of processes using the kill command. In this how-to, we shall look at killing of less productive
Autojump – An Advanced ‘cd’ Command to Quickly Navigate Linux Filesystem
Those Linux users who mainly work with Linux command Line via console/terminal feels the real power of Linux. However it may sometimes be painful to navigate inside Linux Hierarchical file system, specially for the
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 PID to the kill command. Speaking more accurately, we can find PID of a
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. Mankind is using encryption for ages even when computers were not in existence. During