Jim Hall
Sometimes it's easier to define your API to hide the platform-specific code
Linux
Jim shares this follow-up to an earlier article about programming across platforms.
Write a gawk script to determine the most (and least) common letters in a set of words.
Using these C compiler preprocessor directives to detect the operating system can make it easier to support...
David Both
Image by Opensource.com: CC-by-SA 4.0 Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 13 of...
1 When programs like vi first came along, terminals had a predefined size: usually 80 columns and...
The find command is a powerful and flexible tool to locate files under a path.
Let the kernel generate random numbers for you using 'getrandom.'
You can create your own programs that use a text user interface to control the screen.
Check spelling at the command line like old-school Unix with this cool script.
Don Watkins
My recent task involved assisting a healthcare professional in upgrading their computer system. The goal was to...
Seth Kenlon
The base64 command converts binary data to ASCII data so that it can be transmitted as text....
I use these Xfce Terminal features all the time to work at the command line.
1 You may have heard that Linux and Unix computers give you the ability to control a...
The basename command is a GNU core utility for UNIX and UNIX-like systems, and is designed to...
If you need to do a task on a regular schedule, explore how you can use crontab...