Linux Commands

 

Articles marked as Linux Commands center around the Linux command line, and using it to accomplish a particular task.

 

Linux Nightly believes that the command line is the most powerful feature of this operating system. In these guides, we’ll help you master essential Linux commands.

Generate File of Specific Size on Linux (With Commands)

Generating files of a specific size can be useful for testing purposes. There are several different commands in Linux that can create files of certain sizes. Check out the commands and examples below to learn how. Generate file of specific size with truncate The truncate command may be the perfect tool for the job, as …

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How to Use Zstandard Compression on Linux (With Commands)

Let’s talk about compression. As a Linux user, you’re probably already familiar with longtime staples like gzip, bzip2, and xz. They’ve been around for a while, and most everyone has at least stumbled across them by now, if they’re not actively using them on a regular basis. As if there weren’t enough already, there’s a …

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How to Change Shell in Linux

Bash is the default shell on the vast majority of Linux systems. A shell is what you interact with in the command line terminal, and it interprets your commands. But there are many other shells (interpreters) available, and they all work a bit differently. In this tutorial, you will learn how to change the shell …

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How to Install Pip on Kali Linux

pip is the package installer for Python. On Linux, pip allows for easy installation of Python programs and dependencies. For Python developers, pip is an essential tool. In the context of Kali Linux, pip is mostly used for hacking scripts or to download dependencies that hacking scripts rely on. Even if you don’t write Python …

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