The head Command in Linux
We recently learned about the cat and the more commands in Linux. In this tutorial, we’ll be covering the head command which is pretty similar to the cat command in the essence that it helps you list down the contents…
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The mv Command in Linux
The mv command in Linux allows you to move a file from one location to another. Also, we don’t really have a rename command in Linux. Instead, we move files from one name to another. This is facilitated by the…
The cat and more commands in Linux
The cat and the more commands are used to display the contents of a file or files on the terminal in Linux. Both commands have similar functionality but are still different. How are they similar as well as different at…
The ‘touch’ command in Linux
The touch command in Linux is used to update timestamps on files, namely, the access and modification time for any file(s). This is basically ‘touching’ the file, and hence the name of the command. This command has different options through…
Difference Between apt and apt-get Commands in Linux
With the introduction of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, the “apt” command started being noticed by bloggers and average Linux users. Every Ubuntu-based tutorial that popped up on the internet used apt install instead of what we were normally used to seeing,…
The tail command in Linux
The tail command in Linux displays the last few lines/blocks of any file, the number of lines/blocks being dependent on the options passed when using the command. Also read: The uptime Command in Linux The Linux tail command default output…