Common Linux log files name and usage
Log files are very valuable files for Linux system security. In Linux, almost all log files are stored in ‘/var/log‘ directory. . . . . Common Linux log files name and usage: /var/log/message: General...
View ArticleUseful commands for Linux normal users and administrators
Recently, CLI is mostly used by Linux/Unix administrators since most popular linux distros come with a complete set of GUI applications that make the user use less and less the command line. In our...
View Article10 great and powerful Linux commands you may need to know
Command line is more powerful because you can do lot with them, you can tell your computer exactly what you want and get the appropriate answer. That is why most of us use the terminal at least once...
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The Funny Side of Linux Command Line (Terminal)
For most users of Linux the Command Line is their best friend. The Terminal wasn’t meant to be so serious at all times, it’s also funny sometimes. If you don’t know, here are some commands that will...
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Useful Commands for Linux Users – Episode 5
The Command-line is more powerful because you can do lots with them. Yyou can tell your computer exactly what you want and get the appropriate answer, while GUI application can only tell your computer...
View ArticleCommand-Line Downloading Using aria2
All Linux distributions come with wget pre-packaged by default. Sure, wget does do the job, but there is an alternative which I believe does a much better job at downloading from the command-line....
View ArticleBasic mplayer Usage from Command-Line
There are many ways to play media files from the command-line. In fact, in recent weeks past, here at Unixmen we’ve shown you how do it with a couple of different methods. Today, I’m gonna show you a...
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Ten ‘Top’ Command Examples
The “top” command provides a dynamic real-time view of a running system. It can display system summary information as well as a list of processes or threads currently being managed by the Linux kernel....
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Scrot: A Command-Line Screenshot Tool
There are a lot ways to take screenshot in Linux. scrot is a very useful command-line tool for taking screenshots. scrot is pre-installed in most Linux distributions. When it is not installed, just run...
View ArticleTen ‘Find’ Command Examples for Beginners
find command is used for locate files in a directory hierarchy on Linux/Unix systems. You can search for files according to name, owner, group, type, permissions, date and other criteria. The search is...
View ArticleIntroduction to SSH
Introduction What is SSH? Why use SSH? SSH is a network protocol similar to telnet or FTP, yet slightly different because it offers secure data communication. Security is very important nowadays...
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Easy Navigation Through Your Folders
Tired of typing long path names? Me too. I have a very good solution that will save you time and energy. Type less, be more productive. Forget the parent directory, if you want to go to a sub-directory...
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Play With Directory Stack
Sometimes we work with long paths in directories and it is hard to remember all of them. What about popping them when we need them? There is a solution to this, it is called directory stack. As the...
View ArticleSecure and Prevent Files from Accidental Deletion with Chattr Command
There are plenty of tools and methods out there to secure and prevent your files and folders from accidental deletion. chattr is one of them. It is a command-line utility to change the file attributes...
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Quit Terminal After A Specified Time of Idleness
Hello Geeks! Is been a long time I wrote about something tricky and geeky. Today am going to show you how to quit or exit terminal after a specified time of inactive. Well, Let’s get started. Press...
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How To Fix “E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock – open (11:...
Question: Hello, I tried running the command below and had this error. $ sudo apt-get install vlc [sudo] password for enock: E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (11: Resource...
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Linux Basics: ‘tree’ Command Usage
Hello Unixmen Readers, In this article we will look at how to list contents in a directory as the the title implies in a tree format. You might be thinking why will you want to list the contents of a...
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