Linux is known for its broad functionality and the hands-on approach it offers its users. This same functionality comes into play when you want to create Archives on Linux, compressed files. Tar commands, short for tape archive, let you create, extract, and maintain Archived files. This article will mainly be looking at the tar xvf […]

Apart from cd, rm, cp, and a handful of other commands, ls is the most basic command any Linux user should know. Its primary use is to show files and directories within a file system and giving detailed information. It is available in all systems that use the Linux kernel. This tutorial will use the […]

A process is an instance of a running program. Any program you execute in a Linux shell spawns a new process that’s identifiable using a process name and a Unique Process ID. As a system administrator, you will need to be  familiar with the command for managing processes in a Linux system This article will […]

Tape Archive or tar is a file format for creating files and directories into an archive while preserving filesystem information such as permissions. We can use the tar command to create tar archives, extract the archives, view files and directories stored in the archives, and append files to an existing archive. Tar is a simple […]

Secure SHEEL, commonly known as SSH, is a popular open-source network protocol used to secure connections from a client to an SSH server. SSH allows remote control of the target host, port forwarding, executing commands, and files transfer. SSH uses two types of methods to authenticate users; passwords and public-key authentication. This guide will walk […]

This tutorial will walk you through how to extend your XFS Filesystem without LVM. NOTE: I tested the concepts in this tutorial on a CentOS 8 system. However, the approaches discussed will work on any System using the XFS File system. Step 1: Show partition scheme information The first step is to get information about […]