Check Journalctl Log size and archive/delete old logs.
In this article, we will look how to check the journalctl log size on our system and how to archive/delete old log files. 1. Check current disk space usage by...
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Solved: /var/adm/messages and auth.log file not rotating in Linux.
Today we will see an interesting issue where the logs are collected in /var/adm/messages as per rsyslog.conf. However the log file size in increasing infinitely and is not rotating. It...
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What is the meaning and impact of /run/user/0 and /run/user/1000 directories in Linux(Fedora) ?
Have you ever worked in latest versions of fedora ? If yes, you might have observed some directories “/run/user/some-number” when doing “df -h”. Lets see the command output. [saket@localhost ~]$...
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Explanation of /etc/prelink.cache & prelink.conf file : What is prelink cache in Linux ?
I. Introduction prelink as its name suggests is a program used to link ELF shared libraries and binaries in order to speed up startup time. Synopsis prelink [OPTION...] [FILES] prelink...
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Different ways to create a file in Linux ?
Today we will look at a very basic article to know various ways to create a file in linux. Lets see the various commands below. 1. Touch command [root@ngelinux ]#...
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How to copy files and keep it in sync using rsync command in Linux ?
In this post, we will look at an interesting tip to keep two directories in sync with each other. It helps us to take backup of a directory and perform...
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RHEL or Centos: How to count number of files inside a directory in Linux ?
In this article, we will look different ways or tricks to count number of files inside a directory in linux. I. Get files inside /tmp Using “wc -l” command on...
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Linux: How to Find files modified in last few minutes or hours or days ?
Today we will see how to find the files which are modified recently on our linux system. We will see the files modified in last few minutes, hour, and days....