Managing storage space on Linux devices can be challenging. Linux storage commands, though, help monitor and manage this space and make the sys admin job easier. Use the following commands on Linux ...

Certain Linux commands are no longer maintained for a number of reasons - including security vulnerabilities. Here's the list. Over the decades that I’ve been using Linux, I’ve seen distributions and ...

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Any Linux systems administrator needs to be proficient with a wide range of commands for user management, file handling, system monitoring, networking, security and more. This article covers a range ...

A modern cd alternative can mean less typing, less guessing, and far fewer wrong turns in the terminal.

Linux provides a useful array of commands for managing file permissions, getting information on commands, displaying running processes and displaying details on the system itself. The uname command ...

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As Terry Lambert, the developer behind Linux ancestor Unix, once said, "It is not Unix's job to stop you from shooting your foot. If you so choose to do so, then it is Unix's job to deliver Mr. Bullet ...

Korbin is a Linux system administrator who spends most of his time in a terminal figuring out how things actually work. Over the last decade he's written hundreds of articles about Linux configuration ...

Has a single concern ever been as much of a hassle for sys admins as storage space? It seems there's always resources and attention being dedicated to managing storage capacity, whether it's exploding ...

I teach new Linux users these four short, easy to remember commands early on. Learn what they are and how to use them.