Linux Commands

Finding files based on their size can help you figure out which files are taking up the most space on your hard drive. Whether you need to free up storage, or just want to see which files are largest, there are plenty of Linux commands that can help. In this guide, we’ll go over the […]

The kill, pkill, and killall commands are used to terminate processes on a Linux system. They are default command line utilities that all pretty much do the same thing, but in different ways. Mastering these commands will allow a Linux user to exercise more control over their system, as they’ll have the ability to end

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

This article shows how to add a user to the sudoers file on Debian Linux. This will allow a normal user to run commands with elevated privileges by prefacing a command with sudo. Without going through these steps, it’s common to receive the error message below. linuxnightly is not in the sudoers file. This incident

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

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

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.