ZDNET's key takeaways Some Linux commands are no longer in use.These commands may still be available, but it's best to avoid ...

The default behavior of ping on Linux and other Unix-like systems is different from Windows. On Windows, the ping command ...

Commands that provide help are essential. Here's a look at some of the help you can get from the Linux system itself. Even after you’ve used Linux for a while, you will still find yourself needing ...

Most Linux distributions are considerably more secure than Windows out of the box. There are many reasons for that, including the inherent user and file permissions structure, the addition of ...

Linux might sound scary for first-time Linux users, but actually, it isn’t. Linux is a bunch of open-source Unix operating systems based on Linux Kernel. These operating systems are called Linux ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft continues to embrace Linux and make Windows a home for developers. Microsoft continues to embrace Linux ...

There are a lot of ways on Linux to make repeating commands easier than retyping them, and here's a nice collection of them. Life on the command line on Linux is clearly something most of us enjoy, ...

In the realm of Linux command-line tools, few commands are as versatile and widely used as cat. This article dives deep into the capabilities of the Linux cat command, merging insights from multiple ...