Category Tutorials

The time command in Linux is used to determine how long a given command will take to run. We use the time command to test the performance of scripts and commands. What’s the Need for the time Command in Linux?…

In this tutorial, we’ll be going over the Linux watch command and how we can utilize it in our Linux administration work. Essentially, the watch command is a utility that allows us to continually execute a command at specific intervals…

Most of the Linux Distributions don’t allow ‘root’ user also known as superuser by default as a security measure to prevent accidental or intentional changes that could harm the system. Especially in an enterprise setup, this would mean disaster. Instead,…

In this tutorial, we are going to discuss how to change the user password in Linux. The instructions given below can work on any Linux distribution. The passwd command is used to update or change the user’s authentication token. There…

The Linux which command is used to identify the path of executable files. The path is identified by searching it in the path environment variables. Syntax of Linux which is as follows: What is the PATH variable? PATH is an…

Find command is used to filter objects in the file system. It can be used to find files, directories, files of particular pattern i.e. txt,.php and so on. It can search by file name, folder name, modification date , by…

Linux date command is used to display the system date and time. We can also print the past date, future date or set the date manually. By default, the date command prints the current date of the Linux system. Here…