Sandra Henry-Stocker
Many ways to sort file content on Linux
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November 24, 2020
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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November 21, 2020
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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November 13, 2020
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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November 10, 2020
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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October 30, 2020
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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October 29, 2020
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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October 20, 2020
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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October 20, 2020
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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October 13, 2020
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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October 1, 2020
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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September 30, 2020
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…