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.

Another difference is that typically, Linux commands are silent on success. Adopting the "no news is good news" stance, you’ll only see output if something goes wrong.

The file below is clearly a jpg file in spite of its name. The output from the file command reports this. $ file camper.png camper.png: JPEG image data, JFIF standard 1.01, resolution (DPI ...