In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to set environment variables in Linux manually. When using Linux, the Kernel sets up the environment with default values for a lot of variables that we would need to use. This includes the default paths, languages, default shell, home directory, and more. Let’s go over how and where Linux […]
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Let’s have a look at a really simple to use firewall, the UFW firewall. As a system administrator, it is our duty to make sure that the systems we work on are secured from attackers. There are multiple methods to incorporate in terms of network security but the most fundamental one begins with a firewall.
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In this tutorial, we’ll cover the killall command in Linux. We recently posted a tutorial on the kill command in Linux where we covered the usage and the functionality of the command. Today, we’ll go over how to use the killall command in Linux, and understand the difference between kill and killall commands. What is
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If you’re wondering what symbolic links are and how to create symbolic links in Ubuntu, you’ve arrived at the right tutorial. Even though this is a very simple concept, symbolic links are very useful when working with Linux. The reason why symbolic links are necessary is because of the fact that everything in Linux is
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In this article of the shell scripting tutorial series, we’ll learn how to create and use variables in shell scripts. We’ll walk through the different variables that we can make use of that are provided by the system for the Bourne Shell and how to create custom variables to use throughout a shell script. Variables
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In the previous shell scripting tutorial, we worked with simple variables in shell scripts. Today we’ll cover arrays in shell scripts, and how we can create and make use of arrays within our scripts. To declare or create arrays on the fly, we will use the declare command (more explicit) or directly write array_name=(element1 element2
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In the previous shell scripting 101s, we covered arrays and variables in shell scripts for Unix and Linux environments. In this tutorial, we’ll cover the while loop in shell script. A while loop in shell scripts is used to repeat instructions multiple times until the condition for the loop stays true. Loops have a lot of
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In our previous tutorial, we learned the use of the while loop in shell scripts. Now, let’s make use of the break and continue statement in Linux and manipulate the flow of loops. As we know, a loop will end if the condition supplied to it becomes FALSE. But what if you’re running a loop
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In our Shell scripting 101 today, we’ll learn how to make use of if else in shell script and what different situations require the use of the if and else statement in Linux. A demonstrated use of “if statement” was done in our previous tutorial about break and continue statements. The different basic syntax for
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Moving ahead with our tutorials now, let’s introduce the for loop in shell scripts in our today’s topic. We’ve already covered the while loop in our previous tutorial and used the break and continue statements to quit the while loop based on certain conditions. Let’s get right into the topic then! What’s The Difference Between
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