Tag: commands

Advanced Package Tool (APT) is a package management system used on Debian, Ubuntu and other Linux distributions. It is quite powerful, allowing you to search for, install, manage, update, and remove software. Learn apt-get commands in Linux.

The chown command changes user ownership of a file, directory, or link in Linux. Every file is associated with an owning user or group in Linux. Make sure to configure file and folder permissions properly. This tutorial will show you how to execute the Linux chown command to control who can modify file contents.

Most Linux users are familiar with the ping command and know how to use it in its basic form. However, there are many additional ping options and variations. In this guide, we will walk you through some of the most useful ping commands with examples.

If a Linux process becomes unresponsive or is consuming too many resources, you may need to kill it. Most processes have their own methods of shutting down. Unfortunately, sometimes processes can malfunction and not allow themselves to be shut down. If a process is currently unresponsive, it becomes necessary to shut it down through the command line. View our complete guide on how to kill a Linux process using the command line.

The mkdir command in Linux allows users to create or make new directories. mkdir stands for “make directory.” With mkdir, you can also set permissions, create multiple directories (folders) at once, and much more. This tutorial will show you how to use the mkdir command in Linux.

This guide details the most useful grep commands for Linux / Unix systems. After going through all the commands and examples, you will learn how to use grep to search files for text from the terminal.

The find command is a useful command-line tool in Linux. This tutorial shows how to use the find command.

There's a reason that tech support asks you if you've rebooted your Linux server.  It's cliched but true - restarting a server solves a wide variety of issues.