How to Find a File in Linux

In this tutorial, we’re going to show you how to find a file in Linux with the find and locate commands.
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How to Create a File in Linux: Echo, Touch, Tee, Cat Commands

In this guide, we will discuss how to create a file in Linux using the echo, touch, tee, and cat commands. Follow along here.
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How Do I Copy a Particular File to Multiple Directories on Linux

Whenever I have to copy a particular file to multiple directories, I literally feel what a clunky job I have to do. Manually copying a single file to multiple locations is a total waste of time when you know you have to move this file across hundreds o…

How to Join Multiple Lines into One in a File in Linux

In today’s tutorial on Linux file management, we will be looking at valid approaches to joining multiple lines within a file into a single line. By the end of this article, you will have added some computing milestones to your Linux file management exp…

What is a Sticky Bit Permission, and How Is It Used?

In this article, you will see what a sticky bit is and how to set and remove sticky bits from directories and files.
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Sparse Files: What Are They and How Can You Tell?

Sparse files are files stored in a file system where consecutive data blocks consisting of all zero-bytes (null-bytes) are compressed to nothing. There is often no reason to store lots of empty data, so the file system just records how long the sequence of empty data is instead of writing it out on the storage […]

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Excellent Utilities: croc – Securely Transfer Files and Folders

We are always on the look out for easy, simple and secure ways to transfer files and folders. croc is such a tool. It’s open source software written in Go and makes transfers really simple. This series highlights best-of-breed utilities. We cover a wide range of utilities including tools that boost your productivity, help you […]

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How to Secure FTP Server with SSL/TLS in Rocky Linux

In this article, we will demonstrate how to configure a Secure FTP server (vsftpd) using SSL/TLS encryption. Traditional FTP services are not very secure and vulnerable because the credentials are transmitted in clear text, which is prone to crackdowns and many types of attacks like brute force. The majority of applications these days come with […]

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How To Prevent Files And Folders From Accidental Deletion Or Modification In Linux

chattr is a CLI utility which can be used to prevent files and folders from accidental deletion or modification in Linux.
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How to Install Samba on RHEL and CentOS Stream

Operating system users might have different egoistic opinions on which operating system distribution is better but always find a common ground when it comes to issues like finding ideal file sharing solutions. Samba is such a solution. Whether you are on a Windows or Linux operating system environment, Samba makes it possible to flexibly share […]

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Curl Commands in Linux: 15 Examples

This article explains how to use curl in Linux with 15 examples. The curl command is one of the most powerful and useful tools used by web developers as well as by PHP programmers and system administrators. Most commonly, it is used to transfer data between remote and local systems. Through this command, we can […]

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How Do I Copy a File to the Clipboard in Linux?

I want to copy a file (or recursing into directories and copy everything) to the clipboard in Linux and then paste it somewhere else. How do you copy a file to the clipboard in Linux? We have four commands for scripting and other CLI needs to copy a fi…

List of the 12 Best sed commands in Linux

In this article, we will learn how to use sed in Linux with 12 practical examples. The sed command is a powerful and useful tool in Unix / Linux for editing the content (files) line by line, including inserts, appends, changes, and deletes. Furthermore, it supports regular expressions, so it can match complex patterns. Commonly […]

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How to Sync Files in Two-Way Using Osync Script in Linux

You might ask yourself, why do I need a two-way/bidirectional file synchronization solution? The terminal-based nature of osync makes it an ideal file synchronization solution that can be executed in three modes.
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Backup Ext2, Ext3, or Ext4 File Systems in Linux

The implementation of the Ext2 file system overcame the limitations posed by Ext; the original Linux file system. Ext2 does not support any journaling feature, has 16GB to 2TB maximum individual file size, and 2TB to 32TB being its overall file system size. When considering the creation of backups for Ext2, Ext3, and Ext4 file systems in Linux, it […]

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Find Files and Directories in Linux Like a Pro

There are times when you want to access a specific file but can’t find it on your Linux system. While there are many ways with which we can search and locate files and directories on Linux, the easiest and quickest is probably through the terminal. This guide will show you how to use “find” and […]

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Here are 9 Examples of the ‘du’ Command in Linux

In this article, we will discuss another popular command for the Linux/Unix platform. du stands for “Disk Usage”. It is a standard command used to estimate space usage (meaning, in the terminal we can find the exact size each directory and file takes up). There are multiple ways we can generate various types of output […]

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