Learn how to use --dry-run in Linux commands like rsync, apt, and git. Preview changes before execution to avoid data loss.

Many hands make light work.

Have you ever used Secure Shell to access a remote machine, only to find yourself needing to download a file from a remote location? What do you do? Since you only have terminal window access to that ...

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 ...

You don't need to live in the Linux terminal.

When you install applications on any Ubuntu-based distribution, the apt package manager is utilized -- whether you use the command line or a GUI tool. The apt package manager connects with Personal ...

Complete tload command guide for Linux. Monitor CPU load average with live ASCII graphs. Installation, usage examples, and comparison with top/uptime.

The Linux command line offers some very useful tools to enable you to perform mathematical calculations. This post runs through a series of commands you can use and demonstrates some techniques for ...

Typing the same command again and again can become tiresome. Here are a number of ways you can make repeating commands – or repeating commands but with some changes – a lot easier than you might ...

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