Finding the total size of all files in a directory in Ubuntu can be done in several ways. Here are 6 methods, ranging from simple to more advanced. (more…)
Transferring text from Ubuntu to Android using a Bash script is a powerful and efficient way to automate the process of transferring text between devices. Bash scripts are a powerful tool that can be used to automate repetitive tasks, and can (more…)
Pinfo is an information file viewer. It was created because its author, Przemek Borys, was very tired trying to read gtk information entries using standard tools. (more…)
Sometimes you need to run your nodejs server permanently (.e.g. for building a REST API that will be consumed by a mobile application) without the need to run (more…)
Many users often store important documents on a USB stick. However, there is always the risk of losing the device along with the stored data. For this reason (more…)
You may have encountered some commands which take a while to complete processing. There are some tricks that could help gain control once you launch the command so that you can do (more…)
To learn how copy a file from another machine or how to transfer files between two computers, you can use the scp utility. In this short tutorial you will see how to achieve this using simple commands. (more…)
When you are using the VIM editor on Linux and you would like to exit, you just need to follow the tips below. First press the Esc key in order to access the Normal mode. Now to access the Command-line mode, you can just type in : . (more…)
Ubuntu allows you easily to hide and show folders and files using the file manager. (more…)
Normal users can acquire administrator privileges which is usually held by the root user, via the sudo command. In this short article, you will find an easy way to create a powerful new user who will have sudo (more…)
