Ccat – Colorize Cat Command Output
As you might already know, Cat, acronym for concatenate, is an Unix command to view, combine, and copy text files. This command is one of the most frequently used command in GNU/Linux and Unix-like operating...
Category: Linux Commands
How To Find Installed Applications With Installed Size In Linux
The other day I witnessed that my hard drive is running out of space. I opened the file manager (I am using Caja file manager right now), and examined the files and folders in my...
Delayed Admin – Temporarily Drop Admin Privileges To Administrators
Today, I stumbled upon an interesting utility named “Delayed Admin”. As the name says it all, this utility will temporarily drop admin privileges to administrators. Delayed Admin will not remove the admin privileges of an...
Download Packages With Dependencies Locally In Ubuntu
A while ago, we published an article that described how to Install Softwares offline in Ubuntu. In that guide, we explained how can you download packages in an Internet-enabled system, and install them offline in another...
The Fold Command Tutorial With Examples For Beginners
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you want to fold or break the output of a command to fit within a specific width? I have find myself in this situation few times...
How To Display Asterisks When You Type Password In Terminal
When you type passwords in a web browser login or any GUI login, the passwords will be masked as asterisks like ******** or bullets like •••••••••••••. This is the built-in security mechanism to prevent the...
Pinfo – A CLI Program To Read Info And Man Pages In Color
Man pages, abbreviation for manual pages, needs no introduction. Man pages are the form of software documentation that is available in almost all Unix-like operating systems by default. Using man pages, you can read the...
The Uniq Command Tutorial With Examples For Beginners
If you’re working mostly on command line and dealing with a lot of text files every day, you should be aware of Uniq command. This command helps you to find repeated/duplicate lines from a file...
Some Random One-liner Linux Commands [Part 1]
If you are following our social networks, you might have noticed that we share some one-liner Linux commands via image templates everyday. Those commands are just single line commands that makes your command line life...
How To Find The Size Of A Directory In Linux
This brief tutorial explains how to find the size of a directory in Unix-like operating systems. Finding size of files and directories in GUI mode is easy! All we have to do is just right...
