The ls command is a well-known and often used command-line program that is used to list directory contents by name; in fact, it could be argued that it is the most used Linux command-line program. $ ...

After two and a half decades of working with Unix, I’ve seen a lot of change in my favorite OS and, at the same time, retained a number of favorite commands that continue to keep my job as a Unix ...

Working on the command line is an integral part of being a successful Linux user. You need to have a firm grasp of certain commands to work effectively. There are even certain commands that you must ...

The ls command returns a simple list of the current working directory’s contents, but nothing in this list tells you anything about what these items are. Luckily, the ls command offers a plethora of ...

A lot of information is available about individual files on a Unix system. For example, the ls -l command will display the permissions matrix and ls -i will display a file’s inode. But, if we want to ...