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Command Line Fun Linux

Viewing PDF documents in console mode

I have a Raspberry Pi 3 that’s sat unused for the last few years. I used to run the Raspberry Pi as a personal “home...

Jim Hall
June 6, 2025May 31, 2025
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Command Line Linux

Extracting text with awk

The awk script interpreter is a very handy tool for systems administrators, and anyone else who uses Linux at the command line. With awk, you...

Jim Hall
May 30, 2025May 28, 2025
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Linux QEMU

Emulating systems with QEMU

Here’s how I boot other systems using virtual machines in QEMU

Jim Hall
May 9, 2025May 9, 2025
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Bash Documentation Text Editors Tips and tricks Tools

Create a patch from differences in a file with the diff and patch commands

When you collaborate on a digital project with someone, it's a guarantee that eventually someone's going to need to send you changes they've made to...

Seth Kenlon
March 24, 2025March 24, 2025
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Command Line Linux

Update Linux from the command line

Be a power user by updating your system from the command line.

Jim Hall
March 17, 2025March 8, 2025
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Command Line Linux

Selective updates using ‘dnf’

Here’s how I update my system except for one problem library

Jim Hall
March 4, 2025February 28, 2025
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Command Line Linux

Quoting text with ‘sed’

Another great use of sed to make quick edits to a text file.

Jim Hall
February 3, 2025January 30, 2025
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Command Line Linux

How I automate file edits with ‘sed’

Here’s a neat command line trick to make changes to a text file.

Jim Hall
January 31, 2025January 30, 2025
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Command Line Linux

Processing files with ‘find’ and ‘xargs’

Here’s how I used ‘find’ and ‘xargs’ to locate the articles I wrote and count the words.

Jim Hall
January 2, 2025
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Command Line Digital Images

Use ImageMagick to work with images

ImageMagick is a handy multipurpose command-line tool for all your image needs.

Jim Hall
December 4, 2024December 1, 2024
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Command Line Linux

Searching text files from the command line

The find command is a powerful and flexible tool to locate files under a path.

Jim Hall
September 15, 2024September 10, 2024
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Command Line Linux

Check spelling at the command line

Check spelling at the command line like old-school Unix with this cool script.

Jim Hall
August 24, 2024August 16, 2024
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Bash Command Line In Depth

How to use the base64 command on Linux

The base64 command converts binary data to ASCII data so that it can be transmitted as text. It's a common method of encoding used to...

Seth Kenlon
August 8, 2024
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Command Line SSH

How to use SSH

You may have heard that Linux and Unix computers give you the ability to control a computer other than the one you're sitting at. That's...

Seth Kenlon
July 30, 2024July 27, 2024
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Challenge Data Streams Linux Linux Philosophy

The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 02 — Transforming Data Streams

Author's note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 4 of my book, The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, with some changes. My article about...

David Both
July 28, 2024July 6, 2025
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Command Line Linux Linux 101

Mastering the Linux cp Command: A Comprehensive Guide

When I began to use Linux over twenty-five years ago I was not as comfortable on the command line as I am now. I had...

Don Watkins
July 27, 2024July 24, 2024
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Why I’ve Never Used Windows

On February 12 I gave a presentation at the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) about why I use Linux and why I’ve never used Windows.

Here’s the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/live/uCK_haOXPFM 

David Both ATO Interview

Last October at All Things Open (ATO) I was interviewed by Jason Hibbits of We Love Open Source. It’s posted in the article “Why today’s AI isn’t intelligent (yet)“.

“systemd for SysAdmins” Now Available

May 13,2025

My latest book — a #1 New Release on Amazon — “systemd for Linux  SysAdmins” is now available from my publisher, Apress, and on Amazon.

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