The case statement in the bash shell provides an interesting and easy alternative to the more complex if statements. They represent the simplest form of the kind of logic that evaluates multiple ...

Much to the chagrin of those who would like to malign the Linux operating system, it's actually quite easy to use. Thanks to modern GUI desktop environments and applications, anyone can jump into the ...

Working on the command line is an integral part of being a successful Linux user. You need to have a firm grasp of certain commands to work effectively. There are even certain commands that you must ...

Linux provides a lot of handy commands for manipulating text files. This post explains how to use a collection of them. Whenever you need to work with lists that are stored as text files on Linux – ...

Most Linux distributions are considerably more secure than Windows out of the box. There are many reasons for that, including the inherent user and file permissions structure, the addition of ...