This article is reprinted from the book A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming 3rd edition, with permission of the author and publisher ...

You will most often use Bash functions to make your shell life easier; instead of typing out complex command pipelines, ...

One of the simplest ways to run a command in the background is by appending an ampersand (&) at the end of the command. This method instructs the shell to execute the command as a separate background ...

If you've worked in the terminal, it's likely you're in some way proficient with the command history features of your shell. There's a lot more functionality than many realise however, and learning it ...

Making use of previously entered commands can help you remember the location of files previously edited, canremove the need to re-enter long path names and can save you a lot of typing mistakes.

The Linux command line is a text interface to your computer. Also known as shell, terminal, console, command prompts and many others, is a computer program intended to interpret commands. Allows users ...

Linux, known for its robustness and flexibility, has been a favorite among developers, system administrators, and technology enthusiasts. One of the pillars of Linux's capabilities is its inherent ...

Bash is fairly easy to install, but using it is another matter. Here are some commands to help IT pros dip their toes in Bash. I have written quite a bit lately about the Bash shell that exists within ...

Bash, aka the Bourne-Again Shell, has a newly discovered security hole. And, for many Unix or Linux Web servers, it's a major problem. The flaw involves how Bash evaluates environment variables. With ...