Learning the vi vim editor commands on a linux server can be an absolute lifesaver when you're working remotely using nothing but SSH. There are two types of editors that come pre-installed on Every Linux server; nano and vim. While nano is simple, easy to learn and provides instant access to common options via shortcuts […]
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grep, awk, tail -f - and still no clue what broke your system. If that sounds familiar, your logs are not the problem. Your logging strategy is. Every Linux system generates logs. The problem isn't that there isn't enough data, it's that there isn't enough useful data. If you don't handle your linux log management […]
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If you have been using Linux for a while, you are probably very comfortable with commands like cat, ls, grep, find, and top. These are reliable, battle-tested tools - they have been running Linux systems for decades and they are not going anywhere. But here is the honest truth: they were designed for a time […]
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If you spend a lot of time in the Linux terminal, you probably already know the usual commands: ls, grep, cat, top, and ping. They do their jobs and no one questions them. But the open-source community has quietly made a new generation of tools that make those old commands look like they belong in […]
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When you work with text files in Linux you will see that the data is not organized. The sort command in Linux is very useful in this situation. It helps to arrange the data in an order. You can use the command in Linux to arrange the data alphabetically numerically or even in a random […]
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The cut command in Linux is one of the most practical text-processing utilities available in any terminal session. Whether you are working with structured CSV files, system configuration files like /etc/passwd, or server log entries, cut lets you isolate exactly the data you need — by bytes, characters, or delimited fields — without writing a […]
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The chmod command in Linux controls who can read, write, or execute a file — and getting it wrong can either lock you out of your own files or leave your server wide open. Understanding file permissions in Linux is one of the first things every sysadmin needs to get right, and chmod is the […]
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Linux Command Handbook 2026 Beginner Friendly 60+ Commands Explained Linux commands for beginners can feel intimidating at first - but they don't have to be. This handbook walks you through every essential command in plain English, with real examples you can run right now. No jargon, no confusion. Works on Linux, macOS, and WSL. 60+ […]
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In this article, we will learn how to monitor running processes on Linux. For a full overview, see our Linux process management cheat sheet. The Linux OS offers several commands that can be used to monitor a running process, but for checking dynamic real-time processes, we can use a command called 'TOP. This tool enables […]
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In this article, we will learn how to use sed command in linux with 12 practical examples. The sed command is a powerful and useful text-processing tool in Unix / Linux for editing the content (files) line by line, including inserts, appends, changes, and deletes. Furthermore, it supports regular expressions, so it can match complex […]
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The "cd" (change directory) command in Linux/Unix is pretty simple. It is one of the standard routine commands for every Linux user. It permits you to switch directories from one to another via Terminal. The cd command works based on the absolute path and relative path. Note: If you are a newbie or Windows user, […]
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Sudo is the default utility on Unix-Linux systems, which is known as SuperUserDo. The Linux system forbids normal users from executing administrative commands. However, we can use this mechanism to allow regular users to run any application or command as a root user or to grant specific commands to specific users. In order to run […]
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SSH is one of the main key services in Linux/Unix based systems. SSH represents Secure Socket Shell. SSH protocol is used to access the remote server/system with an encrypted method of login using the default TCP/IP port 22 or a custom based port number. This service is mainly used by System and Network Administrators to […]
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This practical guide will help you understand the use of the df command in Linux and how to use it with multiple options on Linux/Unix systems. The 'df' (Disk Free) command is in an inbuilt utility to find the available and disk usage space on Linux servers/storage. This command is mainly used by all the […]
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Linux/, a Unix based system that comes with an inbuilt utility 'ps' (processes status) to check the information on the running process. The process is nothing but a program in Linux/Unix to execute a specific task. For more daily essentials, see our Linux system administration cheat sheet. The ps command in linux is used to […]
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This article explains how to use curl in Linux with 15 examples. The curl command is one of the most powerful and useful tools that are used by web developers as well as by PHP programmers and System Administrators. Most commonly, it is used to transfer data between remote and local systems. Through this command, […]
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