Commands that provide help are essential. Here's a look at some of the help you can get from the Linux system itself.

Get started with Bash, Unix pipes, directory navigation, sudo, Nano, and other command-line essentials ...

For this the command would be: – sudo nano alsa-base.conf To enter the root command-line, type: sudo bash Then enter your user password. history Command After using Linux for some time, you’ll notice ...

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Working on the command line is an integral part of being a successful Linux user. You need to have a firm grasp of certain commands to work effectively. There are even certain commands that you must ...

Sure, using the Linux command line is optional. But there are a handful of commands I depend on every day. Here's what they can do for you.

Last week’s column introduced NTP, the Network Time Protocol and the concept of highly accurate timekeeping. While numerous commands exist to help system administrators maintain fairly accurate ...

Unix commands for managing HFS+ compression in OS X A couple of days ago we discussed some problems that could arise with sizing files with HFS compression.