The Linux grep command is a powerful search tool. From my experience, I’ve realized that most of the power I get from it comes from just a handful of options. These are the ones I reach for constantly ...

I stopped switching apps the day I learned to pipe commands.

Finding files by partial name To find differently named files that share only some portion of their filenames, enclose the shared portion of the file names in a string using quotes and use asterisks ...

I'm confused. I name files/folders for the month and year of when I submit a rebate to keep track of which ones have processed. So, for example, I will have a scan (PDF say) or folder named ...

Carrying over from yesterday’s examination of the Ubuntu command line, today’s installment of 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux is dedicated to ‘man’ and ‘grep’. These commands wield significant power, and ...