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You learn Linux best by getting real practical experience working with it. By using a Linux desktop, running Linux programs, and especially running Linux commands - the real power behind Linux administration. 5 Ways to Get Linux Running to Get Linux Tr...

Linux screen command tutorial ggarron | April 30, 2010 - 3 weeks 5 days  in Linux command line Linux tips I have face this lots of times, I am connected to my server using ssh, then I start a download, a log processing or a bittorrent download. I realize that task is going to take a lot of time. What to do?, well usually one have leave the ssh session open, and the home computer on. What if the ssh session just drops? all work is done, and there is the need to start all over again. I have used nohup command to execute commands after exit from the shell prompt. But there are other options, one of them is screen.

Here I am listing down some of the way I use find command regularly, I hope this would help some one who is new in UNIX and find command or any developer who has started working on UNIX environment. this list is by no means complete and just some of my favorites , if you have something to share please share via commenting.

When you are a new Linux OS (operating system) user starting to get Linux training, you may become frustrated by Linux documentation that uses several different terms to refer to the same thing - or to a similar thing. To help put an end this Linux fru...

"Ksplice: Upgrade / Patch Your Linux Kernel Without Reboots by Vivek Gite · 5 comments Generally, all Linux distributions needs a scheduled reboot once to stay up to date with important kernel security updates. RHN (or other distro vendors) provides Linux kernel security updates. You can apply kernel updates using yum command or apt-get command line options. After each upgrade you need to reboot the server. Ksplice service allows you to skip reboot step and apply hotfixes to kernel without rebooting the server. In this post I will cover a quick installation of Ksplice for RHEL 5.x and try to find out if service is worth every penny."

"lftp to accelerate ftp / http download speed under Linux and UNIX by Vivek Gite · 4 comments lftp is a file transfer program that allows sophisticated ftp, http and other connections to other hosts. If site is specified then lftp will connect to that site otherwise a connection has to be established with the open command. This is an essential tool for all a Linux admin. I've already written about Linux ultra fast command line download accelerator such as Axel and prozilla. lftp is another tool for same job with more features. "

This is an excellent link I find related to Unix find command and how to use find command in unix , I have bookmarked it and using it frequently , It has really improved my productivity over couple of days , I am loving it:)my favorite unix find command example from this blog post is :6) How to find all text file which contains word Exception|,ERROR,Error} using find command in Linux ?

Linux is an operating system (OS), like Windows. Think of there being two general types of software: operating system software and "other" software. The "other" software consists of several types of software programs, including:...

You don't need to drop to the command line in order to use Linux, but a knowledge of the command line can be very useful. The command line is a very flexible, very powerful tool for doing things with your computer. Working at the command line can also cut down on the time it takes to carry out a task.

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Grep command is my favorite command in unix and I really like to use it for all searching stuff. unix grep command is both powerful and versatile and in this article I have shared 10 unique ways of using in your day 2 day life.

Excellent tutorial on mastering advanced linux commands

"How to Manage Processes from the Linux Terminal: 10 Commands You Need to Know"

There are many solutions for your web hosting needs, and Linux web hosting may be the answer to all of the questions you have ever had about the world of the Internet web hosting. In this article, you will read about the basics of Linux web hosting and...

The chmod command lets you change permissions on files and directories from the command line in Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot.

First, though, what are permissions?

Basically, every file and folder on a Ubuntu system can be accessed by three different groups of users - the owning user, the owni

In the Microsoft Windows dominated world, it is big news when a company announces that it is going to implement a Linux operating system on one of its computers. It is even more surprising that when that computer is a laptop. But that is exactly what H...

One of the most confusing decisions someone new to web hosting will have to make is which platform their server should be on. There are a number of different choices out there but the main two are Linux and Windows web servers. There are also a lot of ...

While Windows and Macintosh owners continue to squabble about who has the better operating system, Linux continues to gain more acceptance every year. While we know there are many computer enthusiasts that will swear their loyalty to the product, your ...

The disk's ITR rating and internal cache size can be critical when tuning maxcontig (maximum contiguous I/O size). Note: maxphys and maxcontig must be tuned at the same time. The unit of measurement for maxphys is bytes; maxcontig is in blocks. maxcontig can be changed via the mkfs, newfs or tunefs commands.