Tag: Linux Commands
4 Ways to View Disks and Partitions in Linux
In this guide, we will show how to list storage disks and partitions in Linux systems. We will cover both command-line tools and GUI utilities. By the end of this guide, you will learn how …
30 Ways to Validate Configuration Files or Scripts in Linux
Configuration syntax checking and/or testing is a key step to perform after making changes to an application’s or service’s configuration file or even after running updates. This helps to reduce the chances of the service …
8 Practical Examples of Linux “Touch” Command
In Linux, every single file is associated with timestamps, and every file stores the information of last access time, last modification time, and last change time. So, whenever we create a new file, and access …
MySQL Backup and Restore Commands for Database Administration
This article shows you several practical examples on how to perform various backup operations of MySQL/MariaDB databases using the mysqldump command and also we will see how to restore them with the help of mysql …
How to Run a Linux Command Without Saving It in History
By default, every command that you execute on your terminal is stored by the shell (command interpreter) in a certain file called a history file or shell command history. In Bash (the most popular shell …
How to Run a Command Multiple Times in Linux
For one reason or the other, you may wish to run a command repeatedly for several times in Linux. This guide will discuss some of the common and effective ways to achieve just that. Let’s …
How to Disable ‘su’ Access for Sudo Users
The su command is a special Linux command that allows you to run a command as another user and group. It also allows you to switch to the root account (if run without any arguments) …
How to Convert a /Home Directory to Partition in Linux
This topic might seem a bit peculiar. I mean, why should you convert your home directory into a separate partition? Whenever you are installing Linux, the installer already selects the ‘guided‘ partitioning by default. When …
30 Useful Linux Commands for System Administrators
In this article we are going to review some of the useful and frequently used Linux or Unix commands for Linux System Administrators that are used in their daily life. This is not complete but …
10 Wget (Linux File Downloader) Command Examples in Linux
The post 10 Wget (Linux File Downloader) Command Examples in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides . In this article, we are going to review the wget utility which retrieves files …