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 allow them to run files. These permissions can be applied with differences for the file owner, users belonging to the […]

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 find command is the locate command. Locate command is blazing […]

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 vim or nano. Less command is a bit like more command and […]

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 “df” Command The basic syntax of the “df” command is as follows: […]

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 examples of the “hostname” command in Linux in this article. General Syntax […]

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 versions of a same file to review its progress or revert back to old content in case you want […]

Have you ever wanted to see the speed and progress while copying files using the command line? For copying files, folders, and other data, you would probably use the ditto or “cp” command if you are familiar with the command line of the Linux or Unix operating systems. Although the ditto commands and “cp” are […]

The ability to view and understand network socket connections as they happen in your Linux system can be valuable when troubleshooting and getting your system status. This tutorial will take you on an in-depth look at the ss command-line utility that allows us to view network connections and other detailed information. Using what you’ll learn […]

Linux Du Command Examples The du Linux command is very popular for UNIX and Linux systems. This command is used to view the information about disk usage of all directory tree and files on a machine. This command has various parameter flags or options that helps to view the information of disk usage in many […]

The host file is a plain text file used by the operating systems to map Domain names to their corresponding IP addresses. Although this tutorial focus on the host file in Linux, the host file is available in all operating systems, including Windows and Mac OS. How the Host File Works The host file acts […]