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The fsck command (file system consistency check) is a utility to check and repair a Linux Filesystem. Modern file systems with journaling are designed such that tools like fsck are not readily required. However, in a few cases, fsck might be the only option to repair a ‘bad’ filesystem. fsck can be run on a

The vmstat command is short for ‘Virtual Memory Statistics’. It is a tool that reports on Virtual memory statistics. To be specific, it reports data about your system’s memory, swaps, and processor resource utilization, kernel threads, and disks in real-time. Linux developers often use this tool to solve issues related to memory. Running the vmstat

In this article, we’ll go over the Linux Kernel in layman terms. It all began when a young Linus Torvalds, programmed his own Operating System as a hobby. He allowed other programmers and computer geeks to experiment on the code in order to improve quality and performance. After a few months of modifications, LINUX was

In this article, we’re talking about the tty command in Linux. The Linux operating system uses file system to represent everything. Not just the text files and images but even the hardware and the terminal. Yes, even the terminal you use to interact with Linux is actually a file. tty is the command that displays

The od command in Linux converts displays the contents of a file in different formats. Octal is the default format, however, it is not the only format under od command. What is the od command in Linux? od is short for Octal Dump and developers use this command to debug scripts in Linux. The main

Let’s look at the various ways to create and rename directories in Linux. In Linux, files are organized in the form of directories and subdirectories. The root directory (“/”) is at the base of the file system. There can be directories within directories, these are called sub-directories. It is important to know how to create and

When you have a lot of files to manage, it makes sense to maintain a good naming convention. So how can you rename multiple files in Linux? Let’s look at the different ways to bulk rename files using the command line and graphical tools. Rename Multiple Files in Linux with Command Line There are multiple

This article covers the exact steps that you’d need to install notepad++ in Linux. Notepad++ is an open-source programming utility initially launched for Windows Operating System. The rise of popularity for this code editor brought its onset to other operating systems. Before installing Notepad++, there are certain things any Linux user should know: Wine –

This article is a brief overview of what Sudo nopasswd is and how to run commands on Linux as a sudo user without having to enter your password every time. Sudo (superuser do) command in Linux lets a user run a command as the root by entering your password . However, if you are the