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Command Line Linux

A beginner’s guide to dc

Learn the basics of this handy command line calculator.

Jim Hall
June 23, 2025June 20, 2025
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Command Line Linux

I need a list of URLs

I used the command line to do in seconds what would have needed more than ten minutes to do by hand.

Jim Hall
June 16, 2025June 10, 2025
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Command Line Disk Management Linux

What USB device is that?

Use kernel messages to identify which disk device you can mount.

Jim Hall
June 11, 2025June 4, 2025
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Command Line Linux Pandoc

Straight quotes from pandoc

Change pandoc’s curly quotes into straight quotes with this script.

Jim Hall
June 9, 2025June 4, 2025
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Command Line Fun Linux

Viewing PDF documents in console mode

I have a Raspberry Pi 3 that’s sat unused for the last few years. I used to run the Raspberry Pi as a personal “home...

Jim Hall
June 6, 2025May 31, 2025
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Command Line Linux

Extracting text with awk

The awk script interpreter is a very handy tool for systems administrators, and anyone else who uses Linux at the command line. With awk, you...

Jim Hall
May 30, 2025May 28, 2025
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Command Line Linux

Redirectors — More than you think

If you use the command line at all, you're probably familiar with the basic concept of redirection using Standard IO (STDIO). One common usage is...

David Both
May 20, 2025May 20, 2025
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Command Line Linux

Update Linux from the command line

Be a power user by updating your system from the command line.

Jim Hall
March 17, 2025March 8, 2025
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Command Line Linux

Selective updates using ‘dnf’

Here’s how I update my system except for one problem library

Jim Hall
March 4, 2025February 28, 2025
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Command Line Linux

Quoting text with ‘sed’

Another great use of sed to make quick edits to a text file.

Jim Hall
February 3, 2025January 30, 2025
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Command Line Linux

How I automate file edits with ‘sed’

Here’s a neat command line trick to make changes to a text file.

Jim Hall
January 31, 2025January 30, 2025
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Command Line Linux System Administration

Using the dmesg command

As a SysAdmin I frequently need to access the kernel log to obtain information of various types. This can range from searching for why a...

David Both
January 24, 2025January 23, 2025
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Command Line Linux Tips and tricks

How to get a clean screen — on the command line

After some time using terminal sessions they can get a bit cluttered with previous commands and their output data streams. At other times, I want...

David Both
January 18, 2025January 16, 2025
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Command Line Linux System Administration Updates

How to do updates on the command line

Keeping your Linux computer as safe as possible from various types of cyber attacks is only possible if you perform updates regularly and upgrade to...

David Both
January 16, 2025January 16, 2025
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Command Line Linux

The secrets of the usermod command

Most SysAdmins use a diverse set of commands, but it's usually the same set of commands. And, most frequently, the same set of options for...

David Both
January 9, 2025January 8, 2025
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Command Line Linux

Processing files with ‘find’ and ‘xargs’

Here’s how I used ‘find’ and ‘xargs’ to locate the articles I wrote and count the words.

Jim Hall
January 2, 2025
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