Older commands can still be faster—and more flexible, powerful, and accessible too!

I was surprised by which Linux commands I stopped using.

The commands below include basic Unix commands such as ls, cat, cp, mv, grep, etc. We will also talk about some of the shortcuts that can help you take control of your operating system faster and in a ...

I’ve been using Linux for a very long time, and from day 1, the terminal window and command-line interface (CLI) have been an integral part of my work. At the same time, I’ve learned that it’s OK to ...

If you're just now starting your journey with Linux, these are the commands you need to know to manage users. Linux is a multi-user operating system. What does that mean? Like all good operating ...

Server storage management persists as a common Linux admin issue, as users rarely delete files and applications seem to generate increasingly larger documents. That's where Bash commands come in. Go ...

If you're a Windows admin taking on some Linux servers, you'll need to learn some basic Linux commands for process management. No matter which flavor of Linux you're using, all services are offered by ...

There are a lot of ways on Linux to make repeating commands easier than retyping them, and here's a nice collection of them. Life on the command line on Linux is clearly something most of us enjoy, ...

One of the most valuable utilities offered by Unix and Linux-based systems is the wc command. This versatile command stands for "word count" and offers you a simple, yet powerful way to analyze text ...

There are a number of tools that you use to compress files on Linux systems, but they don't all behave the same way or yield the same level of compression. In this post, we compare five of them. There ...

Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building PCs since young, and when not creating content, you can often find him ...