Jayant Verma

In this tutorial, we will learn how we can run C programs in Linux. C language was developed at Bell Laboratories in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie. It is still very popular for system-level programming. C language is the mother language of many other languages. In fact, Unix is one of the first operating system kernels that […]

The vmstat command is short for ‘Virtual Memory Statistics’. It is a tool that reports on Virtual memory statistics. To be specific, it reports data about your system’s memory, swaps, and processor resource utilization, kernel threads, and disks in real-time. Linux developers often use this tool to solve issues related to memory. Running the vmstat

In this article, we’ll cover the basic commands for memory management in Linux. Memory management is a vast topic and covering it in one blog post will not do it justice. In this tutorial, we will mainly go over the commands that you can use to observe your memory statistics. Physical vs Virtual Memory in

In this article, we’re talking about the tty command in Linux. The Linux operating system uses file system to represent everything. Not just the text files and images but even the hardware and the terminal. Yes, even the terminal you use to interact with Linux is actually a file. tty is the command that displays

The od command in Linux converts displays the contents of a file in different formats. Octal is the default format, however, it is not the only format under od command. What is the od command in Linux? od is short for Octal Dump and developers use this command to debug scripts in Linux. The main

It is nearly impossible to use Linux without knowing about the cd command. It is one of the first commands a person learns when they start working on Linux. The cd command lets us change directories. cd is short for ‘Change Directory‘. Linux file system consists of directories and subdirectories (directories within directories). A directory

In this article, we’ll discuss about how we can open a bin file in Linux. Before we get into the topic, let’s go over a quick brief about what a bin file actually is. What is a bin file? A .bin file is a self-extracting binary file for Linux and Unix-like operating systems. Bin files

The pwd command in Linux prints the complete path of the current working directory. PWD is short for Print Working Directory. It comes in handy to check the directory you are currently operating from. The command to change directories is cd. Basics of the pwd command Using pwd command is really easy. Type in the

Let’s look at the various ways to create and rename directories in Linux. In Linux, files are organized in the form of directories and subdirectories. The root directory (“/”) is at the base of the file system. There can be directories within directories, these are called sub-directories. It is important to know how to create and