Hidden files in Linux are the files that are not listed when the user runs ls command. The name of a hidden file starts with a. dot(.) In Linux, not only files, but directories can be hidden as well. Files are hidden in Linux for many reasons. One of them is to make sure that …
We’ll cover the different methods to find the Linux kernel version. A kernel acts as the core of an operating system, with the task of controlling every operation that happens on the system. From handling basic input/output requests to memory management, kernel plays an important role. In this article, we will be going through different …
Let’s talk about the different ways to exit vim editor here. As you would know Vim is a Linux utility for editing text. The special aspect of only using the keyboard to edit makes it a unique editor. With this aspect comes a difficulty that you can not exit the editor by clicking on the …
If we are interested in finding out our computer’s hardware details, “dmidecode command” is the go-to Linux command. Hardware information ranges from BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) information to the sizes of the memory devices. When we run dmidecode on the terminal, the system retrieves the contents of the DMI (Desktop Management Interface) table, which has …
There are numerous ways to count the number of lines in a file in Linux. We’ll go over some of the quickest ways to achieve this task and get the line count. Ways to Count the Number of Lines in a File Let’s start with the most common and move to some more uncommon but …
Shells are an important part of any Linux user session. We are provided several different types of shells in Linux to accomplish tasks. Each shell has its unique properties. Hence, there are many instances where one shell is better than the other for specific requirements. The most commonly used shell in Linux systems is the …
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The awk command is fundamentally a scripting language and a powerful text manipulation tool in Linux. It is named after its founders Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan. Awk is popular because of its ability to process text (strings) as easily as numbers. It scans a sequence of input lines, or records, one by one, searching …
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Sed command is a text editor tool used for editing files. It can be used for replacing/deleting/ adding text to a file. It’s a stream-oriented, non-interactive text editor. S in Sed stands for Stream-oriented and the ‘ed’ part is for editor. One important thing to note while working with sed is that the original input …
Dig command short for ‘domain information groper’ is a networking command-line tool in Linux. Dig is used by administrators to perform domain name lookup and troubleshooting. It is popular because of its popularity, ease of use, and flexibility. dig is part of the BIND domain name server software suite. Installation If you don’t have dig …
Let’s look at some of the most beautiful, customizable, and literally, the best Linux desktop environments today. Even though Linux as an Operating system is portrayed as a really difficult to use operating system out there, it can be customized to be very aesthetically beautiful compared to even the macOS! This is because, unlike the …
