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Command Line Linux 101

Getting Started With the cd Command

The cd command is used on the Linux command line to change from one directory to another. This article looks at how it works and some of its interesting yet less well-known capabilities.

David Both
February 11, 2026February 10, 2026
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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 Linux 101

Mastering the Linux cp Command: A Comprehensive Guide

When I began to use Linux over twenty-five years ago I was not as comfortable on the command line as I am now. I had...

Don Watkins
July 27, 2024July 24, 2024
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Random Quote

Unix is user-friendly. It just isn’t promiscuous about which users it’s friendly with.

— Steven King

Why I’ve Never Used Windows

On February 12 I gave a presentation at the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) about why I use Linux and why I’ve never used Windows.

Here’s the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/live/uCK_haOXPFM 

David Both ATO Interview

Last October at All Things Open (ATO) I was interviewed by Jason Hibbits of We Love Open Source. It’s posted in the article “Why today’s AI isn’t intelligent (yet)“.

“systemd for SysAdmins” Now Available

May 13,2025

My latest book — a #1 New Release on Amazon — “systemd for Linux  SysAdmins” is now available from my publisher, Apress, and on Amazon.

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