Some Linux commands are no longer in use. These commands may still be available, but it's best to avoid them. Each of these commands has a newer replacement. Over the decades that I've been using ...

Linux is constantly evolving, and with it the tools that its fans use on a daily basis. However, some of the classics such as iptables , which has been replaced by nftables , are now not only outdated ...

Client URL or cURL is a data transfer tool in Linux that can make different kinds of requests from the client side to any remote server. With the curl command, you can make simple and complex requests ...

If you are new to the world of system administration and need to maintain and monitor remote servers, it is important to master Secure Shell (SSH) for remote access. With SSH, you can securely connect ...

I use Linux for both desktop and server. My preference for a server OS is one without a GUI, which means I have to turn to a lot of command-line tools. In some cases, I prefer to use the same ...

I have written a couple of different articles about ChromeOS Flex and FydeOS, both of which are based on ChromiumOS and allow you to run ChromeOS on x64 systems. I have found both to be helpful ways ...

If you work with text files on Linux or Unix systems, you’ll eventually come across the diff command. The diff command is one of the most useful tools for comparing two files to find what’s changed.

The UNIX ping command lets you test network servers and latency. Here's how to use it in the macOS Terminal app. The UNIX ping command is a tiny UNIX network tool that allows you to test your network, ...

Want to create a file quickly, but don’t want to open a text editor or navigate through a graphical interface? Look no further than the touch command. This command is useful for creating empty files ...

Sometimes while interacting with your Linux system you may need to prompt users for input or read input from files, or even want to set timeouts. You can perform these tasks and many others with the ...