How to Find Recent or Today’s Modified Files in Linux

In this article, we will explain two, simple command line tips that enable you to only list all today’s files. One of the common problems Linux users encounter on the... Read more

How to Find a Process Name Using PID Number in Linux

In this article, we will look at how to find a process name by its process identification number (PID). Before we dive into the actual solution, let us briefly talk... Read more

How to Use GNU bc (Basic Calculator) in Linux

bc (Basic Calculator) is a command line utility that offers everything you expect from a simple scientific or financial calculator. It is a language that supports arbitrary precision numbers with... Read more

Learn How to Generate and Verify Files with MD5 Checksum in Linux

A checksum is a digit which serves as a sum of correct digits in data, which can be used later to detect errors in the data during storage or transmission.... Read more

How to Encrypt and Decrypt Files and Directories Using Tar and OpenSSL

When you have important sensitive data, then its crucial to have an extra layer of security to your files and directories, specially when you need to transmit the data with... Read more

How to Increase Number of Open Files Limit in Linux

In Linux, you can change the maximum amount of open files. You may modify this number by using the ulimit command. It grants you the ability to control the resources... Read more

5 Ways to Keep Remote SSH Sessions and Processes Running After Disconnection

SSH or Secure Shell in simple terms is a way by which a person can remotely access another user on other system but only in command line i.e. non-GUI mode.... Read more

How to Disable/Lock or Blacklist Package Updates using Apt Tool

APT means Advanced Packaging Tool is another package manager found on Linux based systems. Initially designed as a front-end for dpkg to work with .deb packages, apt has succeeded to... Read more

How to Delete User Accounts with Home Directory in Linux

In this tutorial, I am going to take your through steps you can use to delete a user’s account together with his/her home directory on a Linux system. Delete User... Read more

How To Set up a VSFTPD Server on a CentOS 7 VPS or Dedicated Server

Brief Description FTP is usually insecure exposing clear-text passwords, usernames and files to hackers. Very Secure FTP Daemon (VSFTPD) is adopted to secure these transfers using SSL-TLS to Centos 7... Read more