Most people learn the mkdir command on the first day they start using Unix. Along with ls, cd and pwd, it’s in the set of the most basic commands that everyone who ventures onto the command line on a ...

The ps command that we all use to list processes has some interesting options that many of us never take advantage of. While the commonly used ps -ef provides a complete listing of running processes, ...

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 ...