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Strings Command In Linux: A Simple But Very Useful Tool

We all have to search through text files for strings from time to time. But what about when you need to search through a binary file for bits of text? Most of us don’t have to do that often, if ever. For those of you that haven’t tried it before, it’s not the easiest thing […]

‘Cut’ Command In Linux: Useful Applications Explained

Linux and other UNIX-like operating systems have many tools for processing text on the command line. Without these tools (find complete Linux command list here), we would be forced to write down the output of one command and type it into the next so we could isolate the bits we actually need and not pipe the entire output into an unexpecting […]

Linux File Permissions – The Beginners Tutorial

Linux provides full control over file access which ultimately helps many people to use the system. Files and data are maintained leaving no risks of them being changed, viewed, modified or deleted. The Three Types Of Users In Linux Who May Have Access To The Files: User – An account created by the administrator of […]

9 Linux Commands To Be Known To Secure Your Linux From Danger

Linux shell or terminal commands are very powerful and just a simple command could lead one to delete a folder, files or root folder, etc. Linux never asks for confirmation rather it will execute the command right away causing you to lose useful data and information stored in these files and folders. Take a look at the 9 commands and […]