Sandra Henry-Stocker

Many ways to sort file content on Linux
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Many ways to sort file content on Linux

The Linux sort command can arrange command output or file content in a lot more ways than you might realize–alphabetically,…
Monitoring failed login attempts on Linux
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Monitoring failed login attempts on Linux

Repeated failed login attempts on a Linux server can indicate that someone is trying to break into an account or…
How to sort ps output
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How to sort ps output

The ps command is key to understanding what’s running on your Linux system and the resources that each process is…
Tagging commands on Linux
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Tagging commands on Linux

Tags provide an easy way to associate strings that look like hash tags (e.g., #HOME) with commands that you run…
Using the Midnight Commander to browse Linux directories
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Using the Midnight Commander to browse Linux directories

Midnight Commander – the “mc” command – provides an easy way to browse directories and to view, move, delete, compare, change…
How to modify user-account settings with usermod
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How to modify user-account settings with usermod

There are quite a few changes you can make to user accounts on Linux systems: setting them up, deleting or…
Disowning a process in Linux
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Disowning a process in Linux

When you want a process to continue running even after you log off a Linux system, you have a couple…
How to enforce password complexity on Linux
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How to enforce password complexity on Linux

Deploying password-quality checking on your Debian-based Linux servers can help ensure that your users assign reasonably secure passwords to their…
How to download and play YouTube and other videos on Linux
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How to download and play YouTube and other videos on Linux

Who would have imagined that there’s a Linux tool available for downloading YouTube videos? Well, there is and it works…
Navigating your Linux files with ranger
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Navigating your Linux files with ranger

Ranger is a unique and very handy file system navigator that allows you to move around in your Linux file…
Recovering deleted files on Linux with testdisk
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Recovering deleted files on Linux with testdisk

When you delete a file on a Linux system, it isn’t necessarily gone forever, especially if you just recently deleted…
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