Learn what .pacnew files are in Arch Linux, why pacman creates the pacnew files, and how to safely merge or replace them ...

Sure, using the Linux command line is optional. But these are commands I depend on every day. See what you think.

Learn what drop-in (.d) directories are in Linux and how they help manage configuration files safely. Keep main config files ...

One of the files that the average Unix sysadmin rarely looks at, almost never changes and yet depends on every time he or she reboots a system is the /etc/inittab file. This modest little file ...

Linux 101: What is the mount command, and how do you use it? Your email has been sent Jack Wallen introduces new Linux users to the mount command and how to use it to mount an external drive to the ...

The ncdu command provides a convenient way to review files and the disk space being used on Linux systems, but the file sizes may appear a little strange at first. The ncdu command provides a fast and ...

Learn how to append text to files in Linux using commands like double redirection operator, tee, and sed without overwriting existing data.