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Command Line Fun

Play a fun math game with Linux commands

Use these commands to generate random numbers for a fun math quiz game.

Jim Hall
June 17, 2024June 18, 2024
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Command Line Linux

Using ‘awk’ to filter text

Here’s how to use awk to strip out sample code from a Markdown file.

Jim Hall
June 3, 2024May 29, 2024
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Command Line Fun Problem Solving

Use ‘grep’ to solve a 2-dimensional word puzzle

Regular expressions match patterns and help you solve problems.

Jim Hall
May 26, 2024May 22, 2024
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Command Line Fun Linux

Using ‘grep’ to play a word game

You can use regular expressions to match letters and patterns, to help you play a letter game.

Jim Hall
May 13, 2024May 9, 2024
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History Programming

Writing your own ‘fmt’ program

Learn a little programming to write tools that do things the way you want to do them.

Jim Hall
April 20, 2024April 14, 2024
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Command Line Fixing problems Linux

How to use udev

Udev is flexible but complex. Learn how to use udev so you can customize how Linux recognizes your devices.

Seth Kenlon
April 18, 2024April 12, 2024
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Fixing problems Web Server

How to debug a web server error with ‘wget’

The wget command line tool can provide detailed information about what’s happening on a web server.

Jim Hall
April 10, 2024April 5, 2024
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Command Line Linux

The real differences between less, more, and most

Find out what sets these famous Linux pagers apart from one another, and how to choose the right one for your system.

Seth Kenlon
April 7, 2024March 30, 2024
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Bash Command Line Tips and tricks

Using ‘if’ in a Bash script

Writing a short Bash script can save typing lots of instructions at the command line.

Jim Hall
March 15, 2024March 15, 2024
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Command Line Linux Tools

Check disk usage in Linux

Using these tools can show how much of your disk is being used no matter how much storage you have.

Don Watkins
February 5, 2024January 22, 2024
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Working with data streams on the Linux command line

Learn to connect data streams from one utility to another using STDIO. Everything in Linux revolves around streams of data—particularly text streams. Data streams are...

David Both
January 3, 2024January 10, 2024
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Command Line Linux

Conquering the Command Line for Linux Beginners

12 Essential Linux Commands for Beginners

Don Watkins
January 2, 2024January 2, 2024
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Command Line Linux

Getting the most out of your NVME drives

My laptops are equipped with NVMe drives, which impress me with their incredible speed. I'm delighted by the lightning-fast boot times and seamless data read...

Don Watkins
December 15, 2023December 15, 2023
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