May 2021

While using Linux, you might have noticed that many packages come with a “.tar” file extension. So, what is a tar file? A tar file is a collection of many files into one file. Tar (Tape Archive) is a program that collects the files and…

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Jitsi Meet on CentOS 8. For those of you who did not know, Jitsi Meet is one of the open source video conferencing tools on the market.

The stat command displays the detailed summary of the given file or file system. We will show you in this article the basic use of the stat command with different examples. Syntax of Stat Command The basic syntax of the Linux stat command…

The “ps” command in Linux is an abbreviation of “process status”. It is used to get information about the processes running within your system. The output of this command can vary depending upon the parameters used with it. However, in this…

Often, we find ourselves stuck when we have to find all files with the same or different extensions. This has most likely happened to various Linux users while using the terminal. It is one thing to search for a single file type or file,…

Linux has 3 types of access to files and directories: reading, writing, and execution permissions. Reading permission grants users access to read files while writing permissions allow users to edit or remove files, execution permissions…

Linux provides several tools that help you find or locate files. One of them is the find command. While the find command does a commendable job in locating files, it’s quite sluggish and takes up a lot of your time. A better alternative to…

The Linux less command is a command-line tool that displays a file line by line or one page at a time. It is particularly helpful when viewing large files that would otherwise be cumbersome to view using a conventional text editor such as…

The “df” command in Linux stands for “disk free.” It is used for checking the space available across the different file systems of your Linux system. We will learn the usage of this command in Linux in today’s article. General Syntax of the…

In this tutorial we will show you how to install Polr on CentOS 8. For those of you who did not know, Polr is a fast, modern and open source link. It allows you to host your own URL shortener, tag your URLs and gain control over your data.…