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The uptime command shows you information pertaining to the time your system has been running. This simple, yet useful, command is often taken for granted. Let's take a look at the uptime command, it's options, and explain it's output.

The Linux seq command has been around for years, since 1985 to be exact. However, it is still one of those useful commands that many Linux users rarely use. The seq command is a GNU Core Utility that prints a sequence of numbers for use in bash scripts or one-liners. Learn how to use this handy little tool.

The which command is a simple utility that shows you the full path of shell commands. It may not have a lot of options, but it does it's job really well.

How to use the native Gnome Screencast took to record a screencast and how to overcome the default 30 second limit on recording time.

How to use select constructs and case statements to make multiple choice menus for your Bash scripts.

Snaps are software packages developed by Canonical initially for Ubuntu. Now they are available for all major Linux distributions and exhibit significant benefits over typical packaging systems like APT, RPM, and Pacman. The package manager used to manage snaps is known as snappy and the service behind it is known as snapd. This tutorial tells you how to install and manage snap packages from the GUI or command line in any Linux Distribution.

An in-depth look at how systemd-tmpfiles creates, removes and cleans temporary files and directories.

You can download videos from over 1,000 online content providers using this crafty Python script. In this quick tip we show you how to install and use youtube-dl to download videos for offline viewing!

A step by step visual guide on how to upgrade Fedora 31 to Fedora 32 using the Gnome Software Center or the Linux command line.

The unexpand command allows you to easily convert spaces to tabs in a file. If you are on the "tabs" side of the tabs vs spaces war, then this utility is for you. It is Richard Hendricks approved.

The expand utility is part of the GNU Core Utilities and perfect for people who are on "team spaces". It allows you to easily convert all tabs to spaces with options to limit the number and only convert leading tabs.

The bmon utility is a powerful command line bandwidth monitoring tool that provides real-time network interface statistics. We take a look at some of it's features and provide insight into some of it's more common features.

The unlink command doesn't get as much attention as some of the other GNU Core Utilities. It has one simple function, to remove a file or symbolic link from a Linux file system. In this article we will discuss how to use the unlink command, and the differences between unlink and the rm command.

Use Chrome/Firefox headless mode to create snapshots of URLs from the Linux command line.

Most security experts agree that one of the biggest security vulnerabilities is the password. Despite a growing concern for privacy and anonymity, users and IT departments alike are ignoring basic cybersecurity best practices, especially password hygiene. In this article we will introduce you to some tools that will demonstrate how easy it is to gain unauthorized access via password cracking and brute force attacks.

If you work on the Linux command line long enough, you will eventually delete a file by accident. Enter Trash-CLI, the command line interface to the Linux trash can. In this Linux quick tip we will show you how to install and use this nifty little utility.

Banner grabbing is a common reconnaissance technique used in penetration testing. Let's take a look at some tools used to perform banner grabbing and how to launch your first grab.

Learn how to use Nmap and some of it's scripts to run a security audit on your system. Easily gain valuable information on the security posture of your system.

Let's take a look at 5 philosophies that I believe will help a Linux beginner more than remembering every switch for every command.

Cheat sheets are popular with people learning Linux. Learn how the cheat utility allows you to view and edit cheat sheets right from the place you need them most, the command line.