Linux Tutorials on the topic “shell”
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How to use grep to search for strings in files on the shell
Author: Srijan Kishore • Tags: centos, debian, linux, opensuse, shell, ubuntu • Comments: 8 • Updated: Oct 08, 2019The grep command, which means global regular expression print, remains amongst the most versatile commands in a Linux terminal environment. It happens to be an immensely powerful program that lends users the ability to sort input based on complex rules, thus rendering it a fairly popular link across numerous command chains. The grep command is primarily used to search text or search any given file for lines containing a match to the supplied words/strings.
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How to search files from the Terminal on Linux
Author: Bill Toulas • Tags: centos, debian, fedora, linux, opensuse, shell, suse, ubuntu • Comments: 6 • Updated: Oct 08, 2019While there are many ways with which we can search and locate files and directories on Linux, the easiest and quickest is probably through the terminal. However, not many Linux users know about that, which leads to unneeded frustration. Here is a quick guide that will hopefully help you locate what you're looking for in your system.
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Vim Editor Basics
Author: bad_crow • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 10 • Updated: Oct 08, 2019Vim Basics: This tutorial is going to speak about vim basic use. Vim is a powerful text editor used in CLI (command line interface). Because Linux uses a lot of configuration files, you'll often need to edit them and vim is a great tool to do so.
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Linux chage Command Tutorial for Beginners (6 Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Updated: Sep 10, 2019Linux command line offers several tools for user management (some of which we've already discussed). One such utility is chage, which lets you tweak password expiry information.
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Linux xxd Command Tutorial for Beginners (with Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 1 • Updated: Sep 05, 2019Need a hex dump for a text file? Looking for a command line utility that can do this? Well, you are in luck, as there exists a command dubbed xxd that can do this for you.
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Linux exit Command Explained for Beginners (with Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 1 • Updated: Sep 04, 2019If you are a Linux newbie, and your work involves doing stuff through the command line, then it goes without saying that you must be spending a lot of time on the terminal window. As you'd likely agree, there are some commands that we tend to use very frequently, like ls, cp, and rm. However, there are some others that are comparatively less used. In this tutorial, we will discuss one such, less frequently used command: Exit.
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Linux dd Command Explained for Beginners (8 Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 5 • Updated: Sep 03, 2019Sometimes, while working on the command line in Linux, you may need to perform a copy operation in a way that the data/text gets formatted before it's written to the destination. In this tutorial, we will discuss how the dd tool works using some easy to understand examples.
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Linux killall Command for Beginners (8 Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Updated: Aug 29, 2019We've already discussed the kill command that you can use in case you want to terminate processes in Linux. However, there exists another command line utility that you can use for the same purpose: killall.
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How to Protect Zip file with Password on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: desktop, linux, shell, ubuntu • Comments: 0 • Published: Aug 22, 2019Protect your compressed zip file with password on Linux is pretty easy. In this tutorial, we will show you how to protect zip file with a password using the command line and GUI on Ubuntu 18.04.
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Linux rename Command Tutorial for Beginners (with Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 2 • Published: Aug 13, 2019If you work with files on the command line in Linux, renaming files is one of the most frequent tasks you may find yourself involved in. We've already discussed the mv command that lets you do this. And here, in this tutorial, we will discuss another such tool, dubbed rename.
