Fetching a URL from a Linux shell can leave you deciding whether the response should go into a file or appear in the terminal. Wget and curl are command-line tools for transferring data to and from URLs, and they handle output differently by default. This article compares which command fits common transfer tasks and shows
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To mount NTFS on Arch Linux, pick a driver, find the Windows partition with lsblk and mount it under /mnt with a normal mount command. Modern kernels include the ntfs3 driver, and the ntfs-3g package is the FUSE (filesystem in userspace) alternative. This guide covers both, fixes the read-only error that Windows Fast Startup causes
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A new Ubuntu or Debian setup needs Go installed before you can build Go source on it. Go is a compiled programming language, and its go command provides the compiler and build tools. This article walks through installing Go and checking that its command is available. TL;DR Install Go from your distribution when its packaged
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A report can be long when you only need to check its newest records. The Linux tail command prints the end of a file, with options to start at a chosen line or byte count. I’ll show how to select the part of a file to read and how to follow new log entries. TL;DR:
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A local application needs a place to store its data. MySQL Server is a database service that stores structured data and answers SQL requests, and the mysql client connects to it. I’ll show you how to install the distribution package with APT and check whether the service is active. TL;DR: Install MySQL with APT On
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A command-line task may call for checking a web response or sending data to a service. The curl command transfers data to or from URLs. This article walks through inspecting response headers and sending a small JSON request with curl. TL;DR: curl command in Linux curl handles transfers from a URL. These options determine whether
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Copying a file from a terminal means choosing a source path and a destination, which can have a different name. The cp command copies files and, with a recursive option, copies directories and their contents. In this piece, I’ll walk through copying files and directories with cp, then explain how to choose an overwrite option.
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Applications that keep information between runs need somewhere to store it. MongoDB Community Edition is a database server that stores information as documents. I’ll show you how to install MongoDB Community Edition from the repository that matches your Ubuntu release and check that its local server is running. TL;DR Install MongoDB Community 8.0 on Ubuntu
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Project work often means keeping track of changes to files as they develop. Git records those changes in a repository, and Ubuntu’s APT package manager installs Git from configured software sources. I’ll walk you through installing Git on Ubuntu and preparing a project repository. TL;DR Install Git from Ubuntu’s APT repositories, check that the command
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Checking the accounts on an Ubuntu machine means choosing whether to look at local records or accounts the system can resolve. The getent passwd command looks up records through the machine’s configured account sources, while the /etc/passwd file stores local records. I’ll show you how to list local names and system-resolved accounts, then use a
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