How to list and extract a single file from a tar ball in linux ?
Many of the times we have a very large tar ball backup and we want just a small file/directory from it to accomplish our task. For example:- you have taken...
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How to check command help or to find command for a term in Linux ?
In this article, we will see how to get help with a command in linux. No one can ever learn all commands of linux/UNIX, it is always suggested that you...
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ssh v1 Vs ssh v2. How to know which version is used by my Linux system ?
One of the most common question frequently asked by many of our team members when we talk about linux is : What version of ssh my system is using? To...
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What is kernel Panic in Linux ?
There are many times Linux OS hangs, shows unusual behaviour like X server rebooting again and again, some application crashed. These situations are referred to as kernel panic in Linux....
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How to know your local gateway ip or details of nslookup command ?
Yesterday i was doing my work, and one of my colleague came to me and asked about the output of the nslookup command. So the question is very simple. He...
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How to change userid or group id in Linux ?
In this post today, we will look how to change the userid and group id in linux operating system. You might be thinking that this is a very easy task...
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How to take graphical session of your Linux based server ?
A very common question I have encountered recently is how to run some GUI application on your command line based Linux server remotely. So the answer is simple i.e. use...
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How to get System vendor and version of firmware in Linux ?
A very common question when we talk about hardware in Linux is how to get the vendor of our Linux system hardware and what is the firmware version installed on...
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How to change job/process priority in Linux?
Suppose you ran a command and it is taking a lot of time. So what we can do, we can increase its priority so that it will take a slightly...
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How to identify file type in Linux?
In this article we will see how to identify type of file in Linux or Solaris and understand the basic concept behind "how a linux system identifies a file"? The...