If you're new to Linux, knowing how the file system is laid out will alleviate some confusion. Written by Jack Wallen, Contributing Writer Sept. 16, 2024 at 3:00 a.m. PT Screenshot by Jack Wallen ...

On Windows they’re not. Linux lets you have files in the same directory that are called the same thing, as long as they’re written differently. Let’s create a few files to illustrate this.

I've already listed what I believe are the 5 Linux commands every user should learn, all of which are also related to file and folder management. The list, however, doesn't end there.

Some simple Linux commands allow you to break files into pieces and reassemble them as needed. In this post, we'll look at the split command and some of its more useful options.

In the realm of Linux command-line tools, few commands are as versatile and widely used as cat. This article dives deep into the capabilities of the Linux cat command, merging insights from multiple ...

find / -path /proc -prune -false -o -name 'dev.conf' What that command does is search the entire filesystem for a file named dev.conf, but leaves out the /proc directory in the process.

Linux has plenty of swift, easy, and practical commands you can use, including splitting or merging files with a single command. Come discover how to break any file you want seamlessly. The SIZE ...

Selecting by field To illustrate how the cut command works, we’ll first run commands using a sample “cities” file that contains details of the largest cities in the US in a tab-separated ...

If you have a command that outputs a lot of data to the terminal, you might want to send that output to a file for easier (or later) viewing or sharing. Jack Wallen shows you how.

This is particularly useful when you want to compress multiple directories and their contents at once . Conclusion Mastering the Linux zip command is a useful skill for anyone working with Unix-based ...