LinuxHow to Mount a USB Drive or External Hard Drive in Linux
When you plug a USB flash drive into a Windows or macOS computer, the operating...
LinuxHow to View and Search Large Text Files Using the Linux less Command
When you need to read the contents of a small text file in the Linux...
LinuxHow to Monitor Log Files in Real Time Using the Linux tail Command
When an application crashes or a web server starts returning 500 Internal Server errors, system...
LinuxHow to Extract Columns of Data Using the Linux cut Command
When you dump data from a database or analyze a dense system log file in...
LinuxHow to Perform DNS Lookups Using the Linux host Command
When you type a website address like digitash.com into your browser, computers do not actually...
LinuxHow to Kill Processes by Name Using the Linux pkill Command
When a background process hangs or consumes 100% of your CPU on a Linux server,...
LinuxHow to Create Symbolic Links Using the Linux ln Command
In a Linux filesystem, it is incredibly common to need access to the same file...
LinuxHow to Keep Processes Running After Logout Using the Linux nohup Command
When you log into a remote Linux server via SSH to perform maintenance, any commands...
LinuxHow to Synchronize Folders Using the Linux rsync Command
Whether you are migrating a website to a new server, backing up critical user data...
LinuxHow to List Open Files and Ports Using the Linux lsof Command
When managing a Linux server, you will inevitably encounter a situation where you try to...
LinuxHow to Manage Background and Foreground Processes with bg and fg
Unlike a graphical desktop environment where you can easily open a dozen different windows side-by-side,...
LinuxHow to Securely Transfer Files Between Servers Using the Linux scp Command
When you are logged into a local Linux machine and need to transfer a large...
LinuxHow to Format and Display System Time Using the Linux date Command
When you type the basic date command into a Linux terminal, the system outputs the...
LinuxHow to Use the Linux basename Command to Strip File Paths
When writing bash scripts in Linux to automate backups or process large batches of files,...
LinuxHow to Generate SSH Key Pairs Using the Linux ssh-keygen Command
Secure Shell (SSH) is the standard protocol for remotely accessing and managing Linux servers. While...
LinuxHow to Use the Linux hostname Command to Change Your Server Name
When you connect to a Linux server via SSH, the terminal prompt usually displays your...
LinuxHow to Use the Linux touch Command to Create Files and Change Timestamps
In Linux, every file has metadata timestamps recording exactly when it was last accessed or...