Bash vs. Fish? I've tried both Linux shells, and one makes using the command line much easier ...

While Linux systems install with thousands of commands, bash also supplies a large number of “built-ins”—commands that are not sitting in the file system as separate files, but are part of bash itself ...

Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first ...

It’s quite easy to get bash to concatenate strings and do simple math on Linux, but there are a number of options for you to use. This post focusses on concatenating strings, but also shows how one of ...

FFmpeg was designed as a cross-platform solution for video and audio recording, conversion, and streaming. Its About page describes the command-line tool as “the leading multimedia framework, able to ...

We often write quick bash scripts and judging by the comments, half of us use bash or a similar shell to pop out quick, useful scripts, and half of us think that’s an abomination, and you should only ...

Having a history of shell commands is a great idea. It is, of course, enormously handy when you have to run something repetitively or you make a simple mistake that needs correction. However, as I’ve ...

In the world of Linux, the sort command is a powerful tool that enables you to efficiently sort and organize data in various ways. Whether you're dealing with simple text files or complex datasets, ...

Known primarily for containers and servers, Alpine Linux isn't always considered for traditional desktop use. I think this ...