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10 Amazing Linux Terminal Based Games That You Must Know

Short Bytes: So you thought that Linux Terminal is drab/mundane/downright boring and only about commands, commands and well, yet ‘more commands‘? Well, hold onto that thought because our latest...

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How To Compress And Extract Files In Linux | Tar, Gzip, Gunzip Commands

Short Bytes: In this article in the Linux Lexicon series, we shall discover how to compress and extract files in Linux. We will be focusing upon the tar, gzip, and gunzip commands along with their...

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How To Schedule Jobs in Linux | Cron and Crontab Commands

Short Bytes: While using a computer system, often one faces the need to carry out certain repetitive jobs on a schedule. Instead of manually executing the requisite commands each and every single time,...

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Linux Lexicon: Handling File and Directory Permissions In Linux

In this tutorial of the Linux Lexicon series, we will cover the intricacies of File and Directory Permissions. We shall try to get you up to speed with the basics of Linux Permissions and Ownership,...

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Linux Lexicon: Finding Files And Directories In Linux

Finding files and directories in Linux can prove to be quite a tedious task for a beginner. But knowing how to locate a particular file or directory is an indispensable skill. This article is aimed at...

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Linux Lexicon: Working With Files In Linux

Now that learning how to Work With Directories is off your checklist, we can focus on handling and working with files in Linux. So, this time, we are going to talk about moving, copying, renaming,...

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Linux Lexicon: Comparing Files in Linux Using Terminal

If you thought learning to work with files was interesting, wait till you read what we have in store for you today. Did you know that it was possible to compare two files in Linux using the Terminal?...

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Linux Lexicon — Input And Output With Pipes And Redirection In Linux

Short Bytes: Command output, and input, can be controlled in extremely flexible ways using pipes and redirection. This is much more than smoke and mirrors, it’s the magic of Linux and UNIX-like shells....

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Linux Lexicon: Use Watch Command To Run A Command Every X Seconds

Short Bytes: Have you ever needed to run a command every couple minutes to check on something? Say you need to watch a RAID rebuild or watch a log in real time, but need to search or filter it first....

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Linux Lexicon — Anatomy Of A Man Page

Short Bytes: Software man pages and documentation can be thick and difficult enough for any beginner without the cryptic conventions laced with every kind of bracket and parenthesis. Here, we’ll try to...

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