SetUID, SetGID, and Sticky Bits in Linux File Permissions
As explained in the article Permissions in Linux, Linux uses a combination of bits to store the permissions of a file. We can change the… Read More »
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File System Consistency Checker (FSCK)
File system inconsistency is a major issue in operating systems. FSCK is one of the standard solutions adopted. File System Consistency Checker (FSCK): FSCK is… Read More »
How to copy a file’s content from Linux terminal?
This article shows the alternative method to copy the content of the file onto the clipboard, via the Linux terminal. In OSX, the commands pbcopy… Read More »
acpid command in Linux with Examples
The acpid daemon provides intelligent power management on a system and allows to query battery and configuration status by supporting the Advanced Configuration and Power… Read More »
Python | Execute and parse Linux commands
Prerequisite: Introduction to Linux Shell and Shell Scripting Linux is one of the most popular operating systems and is a common choice for developers. It… Read More »
dump command in Linux with examples
dump command in Linux is used for backup the filesystem to some storage device. It backs up the complete file system and not the individual… Read More »
aplaymidi Command in Linux with Examples
aplaymidi command in Linux is used to play standard MIDI(Musical Instrument Digital Interface) files, by sending the content of a MIDI file to an ALSA(Advanced… Read More »
domainname Command in Linux With Examples
domainname command in Linux is used to return the Network Information System (NIS) domain name of the host. You can use hostname -d command as… Read More »
agetty command in Linux with Examples
agetty is a Linux version of getty. getty short for “get tty” is a Unix program running on a host computer that manages physical or… Read More »
let command in Linux with Examples
The let command is used to evaluate arithmetic expressions on shell variables. Syntax: let [expression] Options: Basic arithmetic operators : The addition(+), subraction(-), multiplication(*), division(/)… Read More »
zgrep command in Linux with Examples
The zgrep command is used to search out expressions from a given a file even if it is compressed. All the options that applies to… Read More »
type command in Linux with Examples
The type command is used to describe how its argument would be translated if used as commands. It is also used to find out whether… Read More »
gawk command in Linux with Examples
gawk command in Linux is used for pattern scanning and processing language. The awk command requires no compiling and allows the user to use variables,… Read More »
dosfsck command in Linux with Examples
dosfsck stands for DOS File System Consistency Check. It is a component of dosfstools package in the Unix-like operating systems. In order to use dosfsck… Read More »
zdump command in Linux with Examples
The zdump command in Linux is used to print the current time in the specified zone or you can say prints the current time in… Read More »
