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Linux Lexicon — Input And Output With Pipes And Redirection In Linux

Short Bytes: Command output, and input, can be controlled in extremely flexible ways using pipes and redirection. This is much more than smoke and mirrors, it’s the magic of Linux and UNIX-like shells. When working with the command-line interface it’s common to want to use the results of one command in another, but it’s extremely […]

What Is A Linux Distribution? How Are All These Linux Distros Different?

Short Bytes: What is a Linux Distribution? What’s the thing that distinguishes so many flavors from each other? In this article, I’ve made an attempt to elaborate the things that make these different Linux distros stand out in the crowd and what inspired the creation of multiple Linux distributions.  The world of Linux is full […]