This tutorial will explore the bash printf command with syntax examples on Linux systems. When writing bash scripts, most of us by default use the echo command as a means to print to standard output stream.
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Linux path environment variable
The PATH environment variable is an essential component of any Linux system. If you ever use the command line at all, the system is relying on the PATH variable to find the location of the commands you are entering.
How to open terminal in Ubuntu 22.04
The following tutorial will provide the reader with multiple methods of accessing the command line terminal window on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish desktop.
Find setuid binaries to perform Linux server hardening
The purpose of this tutorial is to find setuid binaries on Linux. It is very possible that your Linux server has more packages installed than you really need. To make it worse, those extra packages may contain a handful of binaries with setuid and setguid turned on.
How to install missing ifconfig command on Linux
Most of us longtime Linux users have the ifconfig command seared into our brain, after years of repetitive use. It comes as a shock to some when they type the command and are met with an error message (ifconfig command not found). Indeed, the command has become deprecated, but it’s still possible to install ifconfig command.
Convert ext3 to ext4 in Linux
The ext4 filesystem includes multiple improvements in terms of performance, over its predecessor ext3. Ext4 is not only faster than ext3, but can also handle much larger filesystems and files, and lots of other improvements under the hood. If you haven’t yet upgraded to ext4 on Linux, it’s definitely time to do so.
How to check HDD firmware version in Linux
The command line terminal on Linux systems can give us a lot of insight into the hardware of a computer. Among many other things, we can retrieve the HDD firmware directly by using the Linux command line.
Understanding foreground and background processes in Linux
As a Linux system administrator, you may sometimes want to run processes in the background to continue working in your command line terminal while the background process finishes its work. Linux systems allows for simultaneous process execution and ability to run programs in the foreground and background.
Convert utc date and time to local time in Linux
The date command in Linux is capable of converting the date and time from UTC to the local time of your system.