This tutorial will teach you to use the Linux cp command – the command that copies files from one directory to another. Linux is the preferred platform for a lot of developers. If you’re new to Linux it won’t be long before you need to start… Read More »The Linux ‘cp’ Command: Copy files and Directories
In this tutorial, we’ll examine adding users to groups. Bash shell commands are powerful tools for achieving specific needs. Groups are an effective way to share and protect information. File permissions in Linux allow you to set ownership by user rights, group rights, and global.… Read More »How to Add a User to a Group in Linux (With Examples)
Bash scripting is a vital tool for developers to automate tasks in Linux. Bash scripts can be used to automate development tasks locally (like uploading files for deployment, compiling apps, or resizing images in bulk), as well as for server-side tasks (sending scheduled emails, collecting… Read More »How to Use “if… else” in Bash Scripts (with Examples)
In this tutorial, we explain how to use the cp command in Linux to copy files or directories. Examples are included below. Linux is one of the most popular Operating Systems on the planet and is the basis for all Android devices. It is open-source… Read More »Linux cp Command: How to Copy Files and Directories
In the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard used by Linux operating systems, all files and directories appear under the root directory “/” but access to it is often restricted for security reasons. In Linux distributions like Debian, you can gain full access from the SSH by using… Read More »Debian: How to Add a User to Sudoers
In Linux and Unix systems, tr is a command-line utility that translates, erases, and “squeezes” repeated characters – in fact, tr stands for “translate.” This guide explains how to use the tr command in Linux, with examples. It can be used for operations such as… Read More »Linux tr Command with Examples
This guide explains how to use the grep utility for searching multiple words, strings, and patterns. You can find full examples of the commands used to accomplish this below. What Is Grep? When we refer to grep, we’re talking about the command-line function. Grep stands… Read More »How to Grep for Multiple Words, Strings and Patterns
Within your computer, the central processing unit, aka the CPU, is a critical component. Despite its essential nature in performing countless data processing functions, many of us likely know very little about the CPU, hidden away inside the computer out of sight as it works… Read More »How to Get CPU Information on Linux
If you use Ubuntu (or other Linux distribution) and you wish to download some video from youtube.com into .flv file you can try using youtube-dl command line utility. It just downloads videos without any online applications, converters or etc. Type the following command in terminal… Read More »youtube-dl: download youtube videos in Ubuntu using command line
Update: as far as cryptoloop is vulnerable and is not maintained I don’t recommend using below approach for creating encrypted for for those of you who require strong security. Use truecrypt to create encrypted filesystem within a file instead. Today it came to my mind… Read More »16 GB encrypted candy file