The ldd command allows you to view detailed information about library dependencies of dynamically linked…

One of the best features of the Linux command line is the ability to efficiently…

Understanding the difference between double versus single quotes is important when using BASH. Many times…

Similar to the tail command which shows you the last few lines of a text…

Similar to the head command which shows you the first few lines of a text…

For backwards compatibility, many Linux distributions support both the older LinuxThreads implementation as well as…

Gentoo Portage makes it fairly easy to update all the installed packages on your system.…

The file command identifies the type or format of a file. It is a very…

TAR is the GNU Tape ARchive utility. It is used to pack the contents of…

Watch runs a program at regular interval and continuously displays the output. This allows you…