The linux command “find” is a very powerful command which is basically used for searching files under a directory structure. This command can be used to find files using a variety of options such as by name,file type, inode number, [...]
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Linux Awk Command With Examples To Make It Easy
AWK is a programming language or a tool which can be used to perform a wide variety of tasks, from simple tasks such as printing a message or displaying a file, to complex programs of solving SU-DO-KU. Awk is not just [...]
13 Commands to Find Architecture of Linux OS and CPU (32 & 64) Bit
Assume that administrator is in need to alter the existing system configuration or simply he wants to install a new software or hardware device before performing his needful task, he has to know the details of the system to make [...]
Linux Hdparm Command: Display Hard Disk Model and Serial Number
Hdparm is abbreviated as hard disk parameter. Hdparm is a command line utility used for setting the parameters of ATA hard disk in Linux operating system and also it is useful to view the current setting that is being used for [...]
Everyday Linux ps command Examples for System Admin
Linux/Unix system administrator should be very proficient in performance monitoring and tuning. For performance monitoring, administrator should understand how various Linux component and processes works (like CPU, Memory, I/O and Network). Process status (PS) is a command used to display current [...]
How To List Linux Pci Devices Using lspci Command
Peripheral component interface is a computer bus used for attaching the hardware devices in a computer. “lspci” command is used in Linux operating system to display all the information about these PCI buses of the system and devices which are [...]
How To Use Screen And Script Command In Linux
The screen is a terminal multiplexer. Using this, you can run any number of console-based-applications, interactive command shells, course-based applications, etc. You can use screen to keep running program after you accidentally close the terminal, or even after you log out and [...]
12 Different Options of Rsync Command in Linux With Examples
For organizations and companies, data is the most important factor. Especially for E-commerce business, data is very critical for them. Rsysnc is a tool or software which helps taking backup of critical data over the network. It is also used to [...]
How To Use Linux Route Add Command
Routing is the way that computers communicate on a local network or over internet. When you want to talk to someone, you need to know his position and how you can join it. To communicate over a network (big or [...]
Few Netstat Command Example Useful For Daily Usage
In Linux operating system, many services are running. All services are client and server architecture based; hence networking is must to communicate with another system or to external world through internet. To monitor the network, we use netstat to get statistic [...]
Can Linux sfdisk Tool Used Instead Of Fdisk
sfdisk is a partition table manipulator for Linux. The uses of sfdisk main are list the size of the partition, list the partition on a device and check the portions on a device and repartition a device. sfdisk utility will [...]
Can dd Command Used To Wipe Data? Examples
dd is a common Unix program whose primary purpose is the low-level copying and conversion of raw data. You can use this command backup whole hard drives, create a large file filled with only zeros, create and modify image files [...]
How To Use Linux Kill Command
The word kill itself shows its clear meaning and purpose. In Linux, kill command is used for terminating the process. The command kill sends the specified signal to the specified process or the process group. First we need find PID [...]
How To Backup LVM Configuration On Linux (vgcfgbackup & vgcfgrestore)
Due to several reason a volume group may become corrupted after unintended user intervention. LVM will not be aware of this situation unless the alternate is already on the volume group, and may allow to add the alternate path to [...]