UbuntuHow to Share Files Between Windows and Linux Using Samba
Running a mixed-OS environment where both Linux and Windows machines operate on the same local...
TerminalHow to Use the wget Command to Download Files in Linux
When you are working on a remote Linux server via a terminal, you do not...
TerminalHow to Use the tar Command to Compress Linux Files
When you need to email ten separate log files to a developer, or download the...
TerminalHow to Use the ssh Command to Securely Access Remote Servers
Managing a server that sits in a data center hundreds of miles away requires a...
TerminalHow to Use the rsync Command to Securely Backup Linux Servers
Copying a 50GB folder from one Linux server to another using the standard cp or...
TerminalHow to Use the grep Command to Search Inside Text Files
Imagine you have a server with a massive, 50,000-line server log file, and you need...
TerminalHow to Use the top Command to Monitor System Resources
When a Linux server suddenly slows to a crawl, blindly restarting services is a guessing...
TerminalHow to Use the chmod Command to Secure File Permissions
When you create a bash script or attempt to run a newly downloaded binary on...
TerminalHow to Use the tar Command to Compress and Extract Files in Linux
When you download source code or backup archives on a Linux server, you will rarely...
TerminalHow to Use the cron Command to Schedule Automated Tasks in Linux
Managing a Linux server requires performing routine maintenance, such as backing up databases, rotating server...
TerminalHow to Use the top Command to Monitor Linux System Resources
When a Linux server suddenly becomes unresponsive or a web application begins returning 504 Gateway...
TerminalHow to Use the chmod Command to Change File Permissions in Linux
When you attempt to run a newly downloaded installation script on a Linux server and...
TerminalHow to Use the wget and curl Commands to Download Files in Linux
When operating a Linux server via SSH, you do not have access to a web...
TerminalHow to Use the df and du Commands to Check Disk Space in Linux
One of the most common critical alerts a systems administrator receives is a “Disk Space...
TerminalHow to Use the find Command to Locate Files in Linux
When operating a Linux server without a graphical desktop environment, you cannot rely on a...
TerminalHow to Use the chmod and chown Commands to Manage File Permissions in Linux
Linux is fundamentally designed as a multi-user operating system. To ensure that one user cannot...
TerminalHow to Use the tar Command to Compress and Extract Archives in Linux
When transferring multiple files across the internet or backing up a server, you rarely want...