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8 Facts That Make the Linux bat Command Better Than cat

Although bat describes itself as a “cat clone,” it isn’t really. You can use the cat command in many ways, but its original ...
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Mastering the Split Command in Linux: Effective File Splitting Techniques

This command will create multiple split files, each containing 4 lines . Verbose Mode and Customizing Suffix When using the split command, you can enable the verbose mode to receive a diagnostic ...
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Memorizing These 7 Linux Command-Line Options Will Turn You Into a Pro

The --version (-V) option goes hand-in-hand with --help because it helps you find out about the program, and it’s usually supported where --help is. Traditionally, the --version option prints the ...
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7 ways to compare text files on Linux

The diff, comm, cmp, and colordiff commands are among the many ways to compare text files on a Linux system. There are numerous ways to compare text files on a Linux system from the command line. This ...