The rsync command in Linux is mainly used to synchronize the files on your machine locally or with a remote machine. When your work is being carried out from multiple locations or on more than just a single machine, synchronizing files will be a extremely useful. Thankfully, we have the rsync command in Linux to …
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The tcpdump command is a Linux utility that allows users to capture network packets that are transmitted to and from the system. In this article, we will learn how to extract and examine network packets using tcpdump command. Although very unlikely, but it may happen that a system may not have tcpdump installed. In that …
In this article, we will be going through some ways to find Large files in Linux. This knowledge can help us to remove some large files that are jacked up in our system’s memory without serving any purpose. Find Large Files in Linux using the Find command As we are searching for files all over …
To ensure you always have an up to date system without much intervention, we need to configure automatic updates using Cronjob. Manually updating may lead to missing out on critical updates and you need to have the latest updates and patches to make sure that your device is safe from both security threads and software …
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htop command is a Linux utility for displaying crucial information about the system’s processes. It can be considered as a Linux counterpart of Windows Task Manager. htop is more of an interactive program as it supports mouse and keyboard operations for switching between values and tabs. Introduction To make use of this awesome Linux feature, …
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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