Setuid, setgid, and sticky bit explained

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 Locate Command

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…

Linux Less Command with Example

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…

Linux “df” Command Examples

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…

How to install Polr on CentOS 8

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.…

How to install Roundcube Webmail on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we will show you how to install Roundcube Webmail on CentOS 8. For those of you who did not know, Roundcube is a popular webmail interface written in PHP programming language. You can access the mailbox created on your…

How to remove symbolic links on Linux

In this tutorial we will show you how to remove symbolic links on Linux. For those of you who did not know, a symbolic link (also known as a symlink) is a term or special type of file in Linux that points to another file or directory.…

Linux “hostname” Command Examples

The “hostname” command in Linux is used to check the system name that is assigned to a Linux machine. However, this command can also be paired up with other different flags for getting different outputs. We will try to throw light on some…

Create Diff Between Two Files in Linux

This article will list useful command line utilities and graphical applications that allow you to view “diff” or “difference” between two strings or two files. These applications are especially useful if you want to compare multiple…

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