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In this article, you will learn what the difference is between variables and parameters, what special parameters are, and a list of predefined special parameters in Bash.
How to List All Logged-In Users in Your Linux System
In this article, you will learn four ways to find all logged-in users on the remote machine or server, including the past one (with practical examples).
Beginners Guide for Vdir Command on Linux
The vdir command is an equivalent to the “ls -l -b” command, printing the content in long list format and showing escape characters on the file or directory name, just like the dir command is equivalent to the “ls -C -b” command.
What is inode on Linux?
In this article, you will learn what an inode is, how to check an inode and its size on Linux, and their roles in soft/hard links and system updates.
How to Switch Between TTY Screens Using the Chvt Command on Linux
The chvt command is an essential Linux built-in utility to help you switch between different TTY screens (or virtual consoles) from the command line interface.
Beginners Guide for Env Command on Linux
The env command is an advanced version of printenv with a few more features to tweak your environment variables, like setting new environment variables, printing all environment variables, or executing a command in a modified environment.
What is Restricted Bash Shell (or rbash) on Linux
The restricted bash shell (or rbash) is a Linux shell that blocks certain features of the bash shell for both commands and shell scripts executed inside the restricted shell.
Beginners Guide for Whatis Command on Linux
The whatis command is used to fetch a one-line description of the specified command or tool from the manual pages in your Linux system.
What is Chroot Jail and its Usecase on Linux
The chroot jail is a process of creating a sandbox environment for a user or script with restricted permissions assigned by the jail creator that can come into use for various reasons, followed by
Beginners Guide for AWK Command on Linux
AWK is a domain-specific programming language that can be used as a Linux command-line tool or within a shell script.
Beginners Guide for Stat Command on Linux
In this article, you learn how to use the stat command to check the properties of a referenced file, including file system related information.
Beginners Guide for Readlink Command on Linux
In this article, you will learn how to follow the deeply nested soft link (or symbolic link) inside the tree using the readlink command.
Beginners Guide for Logname Command on Linux
In this article, you will learn the difference between the logname and whoami commands, the usage of the logname command, and how to use it in shell scripts.
Beginners Guide for Gpasswd Command on Linux
The gpasswd command is used to administer “/etc/group” and “/etc/gshadow” file by allowing you to manage group members in your Linux system.
Beginners Guide for Printenv Command on Linux
The printenv command is an alternative to the env command used to fetch the value of a specified variable name (key) used as an argument.
Beginners Guide for Getent Command on Linux
The getent command is used to fetch entries from the administrative text files like passwd, group, hosts, services, etc., also known as databases.
Beginners Guide for Eval Command on Linux
The eval command is used to execute specified arguments as a single command in the current command-line processing and return its result.
What is Bash Shell on Linux?
Bash, an acronym for “Bourne-Again SHell“, is a superset of the shell (or sh) program written by Brian Fox for the GNU Project as a replacement for the traditional Bourne Shell (or sh).
What is 'init' Process and Command on Linux?
In this article, you will learn about the short description of the init process, the runlevels of init, and the init command in a Linux system.
Beginners Guide for Realpath Command on Linux
In this article, you learn how to print the absolute path of a symbolic link, file, or directory using the realpath command on Linux.