A lot of Linux users carry out a long running task on a remote destination without taking into account the possibility that the connection might break. In such situations, notwithstanding (more…)
In this short article, you will learn how to copy one file into many directories. The obvious answer would be to use the cp command but this not is exactly correct since the cp command is rather used to copy several files into (more…)
As computers become more powerful and more efficient, they rapidly drain their batteries because they consume more electricity. While this might depend on the number of running (more…)
Updated on 7/1/2023 – In most Linux distributions, system administrators regularly monitor log files in production environments to assess the system’s health, the status of applications, potential memory issues, high-priority events, and more. This helps (more…)
Sometimes system administrators or frequent users on Ubuntu do not want to enter a password when they run some specific commands using sudo command.In this article you will learn how to use sudo on commands without (more…)
The ‘useradd’ command in linux is a popular tool used to create or add user accounts.Much like the command ‘usermod’, the ‘useradd’ command affects many files when it is invoked to create a new user (more…)
The usermod command modifies or alters any attributes of a previously created user account via command line.In some situations, an administrator would need to change the existing attributes of an already created (more…)
One of the most commonly used commands to compress and extract files is ‘tar’. The tar tool, which stands for ‘tape archive’, is one of the most important utilities for system administrators in the Unix/Linux world. The (more…)
The gzip utility in Linux is a common tool that is used to compress files or in other words, to reduce their size. The original file, when compressed by gzip will have the extension .gz by default. The file name however, when it (more…)
In this article you will learn how to use the grep command on Linux along with simple examples to help you find a string or pattern within a given file. (more…)
