Posts by Emmet

In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to use the passwd command on a Linux-based operating system. You can change a user's password, password expiry, and more using this tool. You can even lock a user's account. Read More

This tutorial will show you how to use both the nice command and renice command on a Linux-based operating system. These tools allow you to change the priority of a new or existing process by modifying its nice value. Read More

This tutorial will show you how to use the ps command on Linux. This tool allows you to get the status of processes on your device. Unlike the top command, this tool will provide you with a snapshot of the listed processes. Read More

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the ping command on a Linux-based operating system. This utility helps test the stability of network connections by sending what is called an ICMP request to the specified destination. Read More

This guide will show you how to use the bg command on a Linux-based system. This tool allows you to run a command in the background. It is a vital part of the job control system and is implemented in shells such as bash. Read More

In this guide, you will learn how to use the fg command on Linux. This tool is built-in to most shell systems to help manage background jobs. Using this utility, you can bring a job from the background to the foreground. Read More

In this guide, we will be walking you through how to use the jobs command on a Linux operating system. Using this command, you can track tasks started within the current shell. These shell tasks are referred to as jobs. Read More

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the pidof command on Linux. This utility allows you to get a process ID by only referencing a process name. Options allow you to refine further the results produced from this command. Read More

In this guide, you will learn how to use the uname command on Linux. You can use uname to find out more information about your system and its kernel. This tool can even be used to find the hostname that you have set for your system. Read More

In this guide, you will learn to use the free command on a Linux-based operating system. This tool allows you to get a quick overview of your system's memory usage. The data shows the status of both physical and virtual memory. Read More

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the stat command on your Linux operating system. This utility gives you a wealth of information about your files and filesystems. This data includes the files access and modification times. Read More

In this guide, you will learn how to use the touch command on your Linux device. You can use touch to change the access or modification time of a file. You can even use the command to create empty files. Read More

In this guide, you will learn how to use the cat command on your Linux system. cat allows you to create, edit and join the content of files. You can even modify the output by adding line numbers, highlighting line ends, and more. Read More

This guide will show you how to use the top command on Linux. Using top allows you to monitor the resource usage of your system. For example, easily identify what processes consume the most memory or CPU time on your device. Read More