Linux Tutorials on the topic “shell”
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Linux bzcmp, bzdiff, bzmore, bzless, and bzgrep Commands Explained with Examples
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Published: Aug 09, 2018While the bzip2 command line utility can be used to compress files, there are many other tools that let you perform basic tasks - like comparing such files - without the need to uncompress them. Here, in this tutorial, we will discuss the basics of bzcmp, bzdiff, bzmore, bzless, and bzgrep commands using some easy to understand examples.
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Linux Basics: How To Create and Install SSH Keys on the Shell
Author: howtoforge •
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Updated: Aug 06, 2018 SSH keys offer a highly secure manner of logging into a server with SSH as against mere dependence on a password. This tutorial shows you how to generate an SSH key pair by using the ssh-keygen command and how to configure the SSH Daemon to only allow logins by key.
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Linux look Command Tutorial for Beginners (with Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora •
Tags: linux, shell •
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Published: Aug 02, 2018 Although the Linux find command does a fabulous job for searching on the command line, there may be situations where a dedicated tool may be more convinient. One such case is to find lines in a file that start with a particular word. There exists a command - dubbed look - that does this for you.
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Linux ar Command Tutorial for Beginners (5 Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Published: Jul 31, 2018In Linux, there are several command-line utilities that let you create archives. One such utility is ar. In this tutorial, we will discuss the basics of this command line tool using some easy to understand examples.
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Linux aspell Command Tutorial for Beginners (5 Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Published: Jul 30, 2018A spell checker is an important tool if your work involves writing or editing text files or documents. While most GUI based editors come with spell checking feature inbuilt, the same cannot be said for command line editors. However, there are separate command line tools that can help you with spell check.
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Linux curl Command Tutorial for Beginners (5 Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Published: Jul 26, 2018While Web browsers are the primary medium through which users download stuff from the Internet, there are some Linux commands that also let you do this. In this tutorial, we will discuss one such command - curl - that among other things lets you download stuff from the Web.
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Linux zcat Command Tutorial for Beginners (5 Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Published: Jul 24, 2018While compression is helpful in general as it allows you to save space on your system, command line users need to uncompress the file for several small tasks, like viewing what all the file contains. However, there exists a command line utility - dubbed zcat - that lets you take a peek inside compressed files without any additional effort.
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Linux chattr Command Tutorial for Beginners (5 Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 2 • Published: Jul 18, 2018Many a time, a Linux machine is used by different users. So there are chances that these users access a common set of files. This opens up door to problems like accidental deletion or editing of important files, something which you - as an administrator - would definitely not want to happen. Thankfully, there exists a command - dubbed chattr - that's developed to help you in specifically these kinds of scenarios.
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Linux history Command Tutorial for Beginners (8 Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 2 • Published: Jul 16, 2018If your work involves running tools and scripts on the Linux command line, I am sure there are a lot of commands you would be running each day. Those new to the command line should know there exists a tool - dubbed history - that gives you a list of commands you've executed earlier.
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Linux apropos Command Tutorial for Beginners (5 Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Published: Jul 12, 2018In Linux, if you ever need help regarding a command, all you need to do is to open its man page. But what if a situation arises wherein the requirement is to quickly search the names and descriptions of all available man pages? Well, Linux has got your covered, as there exists a command dubbed apropos that does exactly this for you.
