Well, that moment happened a few weeks ago to me. My boss came up to me and asked me for a beginner's guide to Linux for a new tech that had just started. After nearly 14 years in IT and Linux ...

Times have changed every character but one in Neal Stephenson's classic. That one is Linux. I was wandering through Kepler's, the legendary bookstore, sometime late in 1999, when I spotted a thin ...

The Linux command line can seem impenetrable, with arcane instructions and a focus on text interfaces. Fortunately, there are plenty of resources and tools to help you get started. The first thing you ...

Sure, using the Linux command line is optional. But these are commands I depend on every day. See what you think.

The command line isn't just for wise Linux beards. It's actually an awesome tool with almost limitless functionality. Here's a primer on how it works, and how you can do almost anything with it. Note: ...

Once you’ve gained a solid understanding of Linux and mastered the various commands available, your next big win comes in the form of shell functions. Code wrapped in a function can be reused by your ...

Sending messages to other users on the Linux command line can be very easy, but there are a number of commands that you might want to consider. In this post, we’ll look at four commands and see how ...

I've been using Linux for a very long time, and from day 1, the terminal window and command-line interface (CLI) have been an integral part of my work. At the same time, I've learned that it's OK to ...

Now here's something you likely didn't expect at Microsoft's Build developer conference: A staple feature of Linux (and Unix) is coming to Windows 10. The company is integrating the Bash command-line ...