In this tutorial, we will be learning how to use the fuser command in Linux. There are many process management tool for Linux, fuser offers something different. Fuser lets you look for process using a particular file, a directory or…
In this tutorial, we will be learning how to install and set up the Tor Browser on Linux. Tor is a free and open-source software that gives anonymity and privacy to its users. All the traffic that passes through Tor…
In this article, we’ll be talking about the pstree command in Linux. When it comes to finding running processes on your Linux system, there are multiple options available. The ps command is the more popular option among these options. The…
The expr command in Linux evaluates a given expression for you and displays the output. It also lets you perform certain string operations such as finding length, substring and more. In this tutorial, we will learn how to perform these…
The nohup command, short for no hang-up is used to run a process in the background. A process that has been ‘nohuped’ will continue to run even if the terminal from which it was run is closed. In effect, nohup…
The cmp command is used to compare two files on Linux and Unix. It is mostly useful for scripts, as it only reports whether the files are different or not. It does not report the differences. Likewise, it can also be…
The install command in Linux copies files and sets file attributes. It is not to be used for installing packages. For installing packages on to your Linux system you should use apt command or yum command. In this tutorial, we…
The split command in Linux lets you split large files into smaller files. The smaller files by default contain 1000 lines each. However, the split command also gives you the option to customize the number of lines and bytes in…
The bc command, short for basic calculator, is a language that supports arbitrary precision numbers with interactive execution of statements. Its syntax is similar to that of C programming language. It has two major applications. One as a mathematical scripting language and…
The iostat command in Linux lets you monitor CPU utilization and I/O (input /output) statistics of all the disks and file systems. Iostat reports are useful for changing system configuration to better balance the input/output load between physical disks. This…