Getting you up to speed!
In today’s article, we’re going to explore another way to find multiple filenames by extension – with locate. It’s a handy skill to have and will see you installing ‘mlocate’ to get access to the ‘locate’ command. It shouldn’t be a difficult or even very long article. If this seems really familiar, then you’re paying … Continue reading “Find Multiple Filenames By Extension – With Locate”
Today’s article will show you how to find multiple filenames by extension, using the find command in the terminal. It’s a pretty handy skill to have for when you need to know where files of a certain extension reside on your file system. If you got a new article notification yesterday, that’s because I’m an … Continue reading “How To: Find Multiple Filenames By Extension”
In today’s article, we’ll be learning how to find files owned by a specific user. We’ll even use the ‘find’ command, as we find files owned by a specific user! That seems to be the best idea, and the best way to do it. This should also be a fairly quick article. I don’t see … Continue reading “How To: Find Files Owned By A Specific User”
In today’s article, we’re going to learn how to check if a specific port is open. The command is simple, but versatile. It’s also pretty quick to check and see if a port is open. Read on, as I try to make it easy! From a security standpoint, it’s a good idea to identify what … Continue reading “How To: Check If A Specific Port Is Open”
That’s right, today’s article is going to be yet another SSH related article, this time it’s about using the SSH verbose mode. It’s handy for debugging SSH connections, plus the information can help you understand more about how SSH works. This is a fine article even for those just starting out with SSH and Linux. … Continue reading “Using The SSH Verbose Mode”
In today’s article, we’re going to learn how to login to SSH to run one command. Yes, it’s another SSH article! However, this one should be relatively short. I’ve covered SSH a great deal already. This is just one more SSH trick. SSH stands for Secure Shell and is a way to remotely control other … Continue reading “How To: Login To SSH To Run One Command”
In today’s article, we’re going to cover how to fix terminal command mistakes. While this may sound complicated, it’s actually very easy. As such, it should be a pretty short article. There’s not a lot to it, so it’s not hard to cover. When you type a command in bash using systems, the command gets … Continue reading “Fix Terminal Command Mistakes”
In today’s article, we’re going to learn how to get CDROM/DVD information from the Linux terminal. What we’ll be doing is getting hardware information. It should be a brief article, as we’re just going to cover two commands. I won’t even need to detail the various options, as we’re just after the hardware information. I’d … Continue reading “How To: Get CDROM/DVD Information From The Linux Terminal”
In today’s article, we’re going to discuss how to compress and decompress .bz2 files. This is something you may eventually need to know, so I’ll cover it here. I’ll just cover the basics, as most folks won’t need to know anything more than the basics. This should actually be a fairly short and direct article. … Continue reading “How To: Compress And Decompress .bz2 Files”
In today’s article, we’re going to explore one way to make Google Chrome use less RAM. This is also useful for other browsers and will reduce CPU usage as well. This will be a shorter article (I was wrong), outside of the norm for the articles I tend to write. This article has an update: … Continue reading “How To: Make Google Chrome Use Less RAM (And Other Browsers)”
