Linux Commands

The rm and rmdir commands in Linux are used to remove files and directories. Both are powerful commands and have very few command-line options. The difference between these commands is that rmdir only removes “empty directories,” and it…

To start with the “taskset” command, first, we need to know about process affinity. Process affinity is the scheduler property that helps to bind or unbind the process so that the process will run only with the allotted CPU. In Linux-like…

In UNIX and Linux-type operating systems, the log is a file that records each action of the operating system. Whenever a user login to the system, it saves the record in the log file. It also allows the user to add any content to the file.…

In Unix System, Shell provides an environment to connect the Linux user and operating system. It helps to get input from the user through commands, operate the function based on input and return the output on the terminal. Shell scripts…

Symlink or a.k.a symbolic link is a file containing the address of some file or directory and points towards that directory or file. But, when you move or delete the original file, then the symlink gets broken, and it does not work anymore.…

Neofetch is a super-convenient command-line utility used to fetch system information within a few seconds. It is cross-platform, open-source, and it displays everything ranging from your system’s uptime to the Linux kernel version. This…

In Linux-like systems, a user can do anything like communicating with the system or opening up files using the terminal. Everything in the Linux system is represented as a file or directory. If we talk about the terminal, another term of…

The “strace” is a Linux command-line utility that is a useful and powerful tool to capture, monitor, and troubleshoot the programs in a system. It records and intercepts the system calls, which is quite helpful when some program crashes…

In Linux, chmod is a built-in command that manages the access permission of file objects (files and directories). It can assign groups, users, and others to have permission for executing, reading, and writing permission on a certain file or…

The “patch” is a command for adding patch files to source code or text files. It takes input as a patch file and applies differences to original files. We use the “diff” tool to get the difference. The “diff” is abbreviated as…