Linux commands can provide details on files and show options for customizing file listings, but can also reach as deeply into a file system as you care to look. There are many ways to list files and ...

Working on the command line is an integral part of being a successful Linux user. You need to have a firm grasp of certain commands to work effectively. There are even certain commands that you must ...

I use the Linux command line daily, but that's because I learned Linux the hard way and those old lessons stuck. Most users could go their entire Linux lifetime and never run a single command. Some ...

Whether you're curious or need to get something done, if you're on Linux, sooner or later, you're going to have to deal with the terminal. It's not so scary. Here's how to get started on the Linux ...

GUIs are great—we wouldn’t want to live without them. But if you’re a Mac or Linux user and you want to get the most out of your operating system (and your keystrokes), you owe it to yourself to get ...

Viewing the content of files and examining access permissions and such are very different options. This post examines a number of ways to look at files on Linux. There are a number of ways to view ...

So I'm writing a script, and for part of it, I'm storing a list of sub-directories into an array. To get a list of sub-directories, I'm using ls -d */ It works fine. When run at command line, I get ...