"vi" is the standard text editor in Unix and Linux systems. It is a visual editor as opposed to line editors "ed" and "ex". vi can be a little uncomfortable to use at first if you are new to it [...]
LINUX COMMANDS
Linux Commands To Manage Shared Libraries
The commands ldd and ldconfig are the Linux tools for managing shared libraries. You might have noticed many files starting with lib* in /lib and /usr/lib directories of your Linux machine. These files are called libraries. A library is a [...]
8 Examples - Linux du Command With All Its Options
The Disk Usage (du) is one of the best command in Linux to check the directory size including its other contents as well as the size of individual files. This command is also very useful in checking the space hogs [...]
15 Difference Between Linux Yum and Up2date Command
What is YUM? Yellow dog Updater, Modified (YUM) is an open source and free command line utility for package management. It is only compatible with that Linux operating system is having RPM facility in to it. Basic concept of YUM [...]
Example - How To Use Tee Command In Linux
In Unix and Linux world, a large number of small and single purpose programs are available. These programs can be chained together to perform complex tasks. Command chaining and redirection are the features that are used for these complex tasks. [...]
13 Examples To Explain Linux Netstat Commad
The netstat command in Linux provides a lot of information about network activities and configuration on a system. It can display information on various network interface statistics. It can be used to check the network traffic, network sockets, listening ports, [...]
Learn Linux DD Command - 15 Examples With All Options
You won’t find a more versatile utility than tar to create a file system–based backup. In some cases, however, you don’t need a backup based on a file system; instead, you want to create a backup of a complete device [...]
Linux Watch Command - Repeat A Command At Regular Intervals
The server administrator needs to maintain the system and keep it updated and safe. A number of intrusion attempts may happen every day. There are some other activities that maintain their log. These logs are updated regularly. In order to [...]
7 Examples Linux Dmidecode Command - Display Hardware Details In BIOS
Dmidecode command reads the system DMI (Desktop Management Interface) table to display hardware and BIOS information of the server. The output of the dmidecode contains several records from the DMI table. This table contains a description of the systems hardware [...]
20 Examples for Linux Zip and UnZip Command
As an administrator, you often are called upon to deal with file archives, which are one or more files that have been packaged into one file and sometimes compressed. Linux system has some methods for compression and decompression processes. It helps [...]
38 Basic Linux Commands To Learn With Examples
Linux based Operating Systems are very powerful but their true power lies in the command line. There is a lot that you can do with the help of commands but can't otherwise (using GUI). In this article, we will find [...]
Commands Check Linux OS is 64 / 32 bit and CPU 64 / 32 Bit
You will need to use the 'uname' command to check the system information including kernel version and whether kernel is 32 bit or 64 bit. In order to check if the CPU is 32 or 64 bit, you need to run the [...]
Linux Print Command : Usage Of Linux lp Command With Examples
The 'Lp' command is used to print files on Unix and Linux systems. The name 'lp' stands for 'line printer'. Normal users are allowed to have direct access to the printer. Users have to spool a job in a print [...]
6 Examples Linux Chage Command : Set Password Aging For User
The command name ‘chage’ is an acronym for ‘change age’. This command is used to change the user's password's aging / expiry information. Any user can execute this command with the ‘-l’ option to view their password and aging information. No [...]