5 Useful Tools to Remember Linux Commands Forever
There are thousands of tools, utilities, and programs that come pre-installed on a Linux system. You can run them from a terminal window or virtual console as commands via a shell such as Bash....
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Ternimal – Show Animated Lifeform in Your Linux Terminal
Ternimal (not terminal, yes, we also read it as terminal the first time) is a simple, very flexible program that simulates an animated lifeform in your terminal using Unicode block symbols. It simply colors...
Gogo – Create Shortcuts to Long and Complicated Paths in Linux
Gogo is an impressive way to bookmark directories inside your shell. It allows you to create shortcuts to long and complicated paths in Linux. This way, you don’t have to type or remember long...
How to Force User to Change Password at Next Login in Linux
In our last article, we’ve explained you how to change user password expiry information in Linux, where we looked at different examples of the chage command. In this article, we will elaborate on how...
How to Manage User Password Expiration and Aging in Linux
System administration involves numerous tasks including managing users/groups and under user management, some of the minor tasks involved are adding, modifying, suspending, or deactivating user accounts, and many more. This article will explain one...
How to Copy File Permissions and Ownership to Another File in Linux
Assuming you have two files or you have just created a new file and want it to have the same permissions and ownership of an older file. In this article, we will show you...
Display Command Output or File Contents in Column Format
Are you fed up of viewing congested command output or file content on the terminal. This short article will demonstrate how to display command output or a file content in a much clear “columnated”...
Learn Difference Between “su” and “su -” Commands in Linux
In an earlier article, we have explained to you the difference between sudo and su commands in Linux. These are two important commands used to implement security in Linux, in regards to user management...
How to Delete Root Mails (Mailbox) File in Linux
Usually, on a Linux mail server, over the time the size of /var/spool/mail/root file can increase considerably do to various programs, services and daemons that are configured by default to send notifications to root...
How to Show Asterisks While Typing Sudo Password in Linux
Most applications normally display a feedback using asterisks (*******) when a user is typing a password, but on the Linux terminal, when a normal user runs the sudo command to gain super user privileges,...
