Brad Morton

Bash and Zsh are two popular Linux shells. This guide explores their pros and cons to help you determine which is best to use. What is a Shell? A shell is the command-line user interface you use to interact with your computer. It provides the text input and output that allows you to provide instructions to and receive information from your computer system. The shell also encompasses other utilities, like scripting for task automation and ease-of-use tools like autocomplete to make navigating the filesystem faster. Bash and Zsh are both … Read more

Modern computers are incredibly reliable, but things can still go wrong – and the worst thing that can usually go wrong is losing your data – be it important work or your precious photos. Alongside a robust backup system, fsck (File System cheCK) is probably the most important tool you can have on hand to prevent data loss. This tutorial explains how to use fsck to repair file system errors in Linux and takes you through four common examples. fsck verifies the integrity and repairs errors … Read more

This tutorial explains how to create symlinks (symbolic links), also know as “Soft Links,” in Linux using the ln command. If you’re coming to Linux from a background using the Windows operating system, you’ll be familiar with the concept of shortcuts – files that don’t contain any real data and contain a link to the actual file or folder you wish to access. They may exist simply for your convenience (to save time clicking through nested folders) or to redirect the output (You have a … Read more