Tools

Archiving and Compressing files with GNU Tar and GNU Zip

Use GNU tools to compress and archive files.

Create File System Links with ln

Create hard and symbolic links with ln on Linux Systems.

Download Resources from the Command Line with wget

Use wget to download files on the command line

Faster File Navigation with autojump

autojump is a cd command that learns - jump to your most frequently visited directories.

Find Files in Linux, Using the Command Line

Use the Find command from the Linux command line to locate files in a file system

How to Divide Files with split

Practical examples for using split to divide large files into multiple smaller files.

How to Grep for Text in Files

Practical examples for using grep to find strings in text files and streams.

How to Install NeoVim and Plugins with vim-plug

This guide shows you how to install NeoVim, a plugin manager, and plugins that help it replace the vim text editor.

How to Navigate Emacs using Evil Mode

How to navigate Emacs using Evil Mode.

How to Use Midnight Commander, a Visual File Manager

This guide shows how to install and use Midnight Commander, a text user-interface file manager.

How to Use Nano Text Editor Commands in Linux

This tutorial will teach you how to install the Nano text editor and use it to create and edit files in Linux.

How to Use the Date Command in Linux

This tutorial will teach you how to generate and manipulate dates using the Linux date command including examples and help with formatting.

Introduction To Vim Customization

This how-to guide shows you how to configure the Vim text editor and begin to customize it.

Introduction to rsync

This guide provides an introduction to rsync, the incremental file transfer utility.

Limiting Access with SFTP Jails on Debian and Ubuntu

Restricting remote users to their home directories, only allowing access to SFTP for transferring files.

Load Testing Web Servers with Siege

Load testing your web server with regression testing and benchmarking utility Siege

Manipulate Lists with sort and uniq

Use the sort and uniq Linux utilities to manage and order

Manipulate Text from the Command Line with sed

Practical examples for using sed to transform text files and streams.

Modify File Permissions with chmod

Use the chmod command to modify file permissions on your Linode.

Schedule Tasks with Cron

Use Cron to run programs at specified times on your Linux server.

Synchronize Files with Unison

Use unison to synchronize files between two machines.

Use killall and kill Commands to Stop Processes on Linux

Learn how to use Linux commands killall and kill to manage and kill processes on Linux distributions in this simple tutorial.

Using the Terminal

Accomplishing system administration tasks from a command prompt.

View and Follow the End of Text Files with tail

tail is a Linux utility used to view the end of text files. This guide demonstrates the syntax and basic usage of tail, as well as showing how to use follow mode to view additions to files in real time.

View the Beginning of Text Files with head

Use the Linux command head to view the beginning of a text file