How to View the Content of a Tar File?

Tar is a widely used utility to collect files and creating archives out of them. It was designed to create archives to store data on tapes, thus called “Tape ARchive.” The utility was first included in UNIX version 7 in 1979 and now…

How to install Caddy on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we will show you how to install Caddy on CentOS 8. For those of you who did not know, the Caddy web server is an open source server written in Go. It is designed around simplicity and security that comes with a number of…

Linux “ss” Command Examples

The “ss” is a built-in Linux command used to display detailed information about the network sockets. You can use different options with this command to display the kind of information that you want. We will briefly talk about some examples…

Linux “more” Command with Examples

The cat command is a very handy tool when viewing short text files. However, when you have large files, it only gives you the last section of the file that constitutes the last few lines of the file. This compels you to scroll all the way…

Linux “mv” Command Examples

The mv command is one of the basic Linux commands that is used to move files and directories from one location to another. It is also used to rename files and directories. The mv command is by default available on all Linux distributions.…

Linux “rm” Command Example

The rm command in Linux OS is used to remove files and directories from the command line. However, the removed files and directories do not get moved to the Trash. Instead, the rm command removes the files and directories permanently.…

Linux “diff” Command Examples

The “diff” command in Linux is used to compare two files to look up their differences. However, many people confuse this command with the “cmp” command. It is different from the “cmp” command because it also presents you with all the…

How Do I Remove a Symbolic Link in Linux?

A symbolic link, also known as symlink, is a file that points to another file. The file points to can be in the same or different directory. It is similar to the shortcuts in Windows OS. In today’s post, we will be describing how to remove…

Linux “cmp” Command Examples

The “cmp” command in Linux is used to compare the contents of the two files hence reporting whether the two files are identical or different. This command comes with multiple options that can be paired with it to customize its output. Let…

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