The Linux command line (CL) is a wonderful tool, that gives you power beyond normal point-and-click. With it you can unleash the full force of the open-source operating system for any purpose. Yet many new comers shy away from using it. Though it can seem daunting and intimidating at first, looking more like a no-go… Read More »
USING THE command-line (CL) is scary for many computer users especially those using Linux. All effort is wielded to avoid it as much as possible. One major reason for this trend is that many of such users are coming from using an operating system (OS) where important stuffs were done point-and-click style using only the… Read More »
FILTERS A filters is a program that takes its input from the standard input file, processes (or filters) it, and sends its output to the standard output file. Linux has a rich set of filters that can be use to work on data in an effective way. Some examples of filters are cat, grep, wc,… Read More »
Using the command line is a time-honoured tradition in Linux (at least for those that like to get their hands dirty with commands). One of the common acts carried out when using the CLI is that of displaying and manipulating texts, and Linux is so much rich with commands to achieve this. The cat command… Read More »
Microsoft (MS) has open-sourced the Windows command line scripting tool, PowerShell. Alpha versions have been released for Linux (Red Hat, Ubuntu, CentOS) and MacOS on GitHub. Especially when a core component (the .NET frame work) that it depends on have already been opensourced by Microsoft. Either as a means to court the open source community… Read More »
In this highly GUI-ed tech world the command line is king for Linux. For an optimum Linux experience, one still needs a familiarity with the Linux command line interface (i.e. the shell) to be able to carry out some basic tasks. Though most of them can be done using the graphical software programs, the command… Read More »
The console in Linux is the text-based mode of Linux that is devoid of the graphical user interface (GUI). It is usually characterized by its black background with text of white, red or green (or a combination of all). For the uninitiated (yeah…lol) or newbie Linux user this is a very scary image to behold,… Read More »
Many new users of Linux (especially those coming from the Windows world) often get mentally forced into thinking that the shell (or terminal ) is just Linux’s own cmd.exe. And since they rarely use it on their Windows system, there would be no need to use it now on Linux. This is a mistaken view.… Read More »
Many computer users that are used to point-and-click computer graphic interfaces might find it not comforting and hence be turned down when the idea of using a shell or the Linux command line interface (CLI) – something that is somewhat similar to, but way better than, the command line utility (cmd) found in Microsoft Windows… Read More »
