Today you will learn how to compress files in Linux using bzip2 command. What is File Compression? File compression is a method by which we can save disk space by reducing the size of available data. A compressed file is a collection in which one or more files are stored. We have several ways in …
Today you will learn how to compress files in Linux using gzip command. What is File Compression? File compression is a method by which we can save disk space by reducing the size of available data. A compressed file is a collection in which one or more files are stored. Why do we need to …
Today we will learn how to create a directory in Linux operating system using mkdir command. In my previous articles, I had explained following commands and I would request you to read that guides. How to delete a directory in Linux How to use the rm Command Let’s get started. The mkdir command is derived from an …
Today in this guide you will learn how to use wc command in Linux. wc stands for Word Count. As you can understand from the name itself, wc command is used to count the available words in the contents of a file. Not only this, wc has more features which we are going to discuss …
Do you know How to shutdown your Linux Operating System securely? It’s straightforward. In this guide, you will learn How to Shutdown Linux OS securely using the shutdown command. Before starting the topic, I would like to explain to you the different shutdown process. Types of Shutdown There are two types of shutdown: Hard Shutdown: …
Today I have brought a handy command for you, and that is the cat command. ‘cat‘ stands for “Concatenate“. Whether you are a beginner or an expert in Linux, this is the most frequently used command for all. Key features of cat command: Create a File Concatenate Files Combine Binary files Display contents of a …
Linux has several commands that helps to display the contents of a file. such as: cat command nl command Suggested Read: cat Command in Linux with Examples But these commands prints the entire contents of the file. If the content of the file is too long, we have to read the whole file to see …
Do you know how to list contents (files/directories) in Linux? It’s straightforward. In this article, you will learn what the ls command and its use is. Promise me, you will read this article entirely, and I promise you that the concept of your ls command will be cleared till the end of this article. In …