A .desktop file is simply a shortcut that is used to launch applications in Linux. Without the .desktop file, your application won’t show up in the Applications menu and can’t be launched with ...

Compressing files and storing them in a ZIP archive is very useful when you want to save space or send a collection of files as a single item. Let’s learn how to create an archive from the ...

Spread the loveCreating a new file in Linux is a basic task that is often required by users. Whether you want to write a script file, create a configuration file, or generate a log file, the process ...

Jq is a powerful utility that can read and manipulate JSON data. Find out how to use jq to manage large JSON files in Linux, and some of its best alternatives today.

There are many reasons you might want to create a file on a quick and easy basis in Linux with as little playing around as possible. You might want to make a placeholder for something you plan to put ...

How to convert XLS and JSON files to CSV in Linux with csvkit Your email has been sent Sometimes you just need a quick means of converting a spreadsheet to a comma-separated values file. When you ...

This guide will take you through how to create a shell script using multiple text editors, how to add comments, and how to use Shell variables. But before heading over to creating a shell script, ...

In this how-to we will look at the find command and a range of additional arguments which will give us a variety of approaches to finding files and directories.