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.
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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Files with the .tar extension, often called tarballs, are used for storing many files inside a single archive. Usually, but not always, tar files are compressed to save space. For example, gzip compression on a tar archive will change the file’s extension to .tar.gz, or just .tgz. The tar format has been around since the …
The rsync Linux command is a versatile tool for incremental file transfers. Specifically, it keeps two directories in sync, whether they be local directories or remote. As you can imagine, this works incredibly well for backups or for directories that receive gradual file changes. It’s almost impossible to overstate the versatility of rsync. The command …
When executing the rsync command, especially with the -v (verbose) option, you’ll see related output in your terminal. But what if you need to save this output, either because you want to refer to it later, or you need to check on unattended rsync transfers? In this guide, we’ll see how to log rsync transfers …
If you are running MySQL on Linux and need to back up your databases, you can use Bash commands from the terminal to accomplish the task. A simple script could even make daily backups. In this guide, we’ll show you how to backup your MySQL databases and restore data from those backups. Make a Backup …
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The recoverjpeg tool available on Linux can scan hard drives, SD cards, or any storage device for lost photos. It’s a great tool for recovering deleted photos or attempting to salvage some pictures from a corrupted storage device. We’ll explain how it works and show you how to use it in this guide. There are …
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If you have some files or folders that you want rsync to ignore, it’s simple enough to exclude them from a transfer by adding an extra option to the rsync command. In this guide, we show command examples for excluding files and/or directories in an rsync transfer. The rsync command expects you to specify your …
When using rsync over SSH for remote file transfers, you can avoid typing your password each time by setting up RSA key authentication. If this isn’t possible in your situation, the next best thing is to pass the SSH password in the rsync command. We’ll look at how to do that securely in this guide. …
If the computer you’re connecting to is running SSH on a different port than the standard (22), you’ll have to specify an extra option in your rsync command. This guide shows the correct syntax to use the rsync command on a different port than 22. The normal rsync-over-ssh command uses port 22 by default and …
find is an awesome Linux command that can come in handy all the time. It allows us to search for certain files, then execute a command (or commands) on all of those files. In this guide, we’ll show you a few ways that you can make your find command execute a lot more quickly. Check …
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