Mastering the Linux Shell : Files and Directories
Let me tell you the secret of computers, of operating systems, and of the whole industry that surrounds these things: Everything is data. Information is the be all and end all of everything we do with...
View ArticleMastering The Linux Shell : Making Things Disappear
Information begets information and eventually, there’s just too much of it. I don’t really believe that — I’m an information junkie — but there’s no question that if you never delete anything,...
View ArticleMastering The Linux Shell : Standard In, Out, and Error
Welcome to part four in my Mastering The Linux Shell series where we will wander wistfully into a land where three terribly underappreciated, but vitally important, files live. You will remember that...
View ArticleMastering The Linux Shell – Getting Permission
Under Linux, access to files and directories is controlled by a system of permissions. Those permissions define who can see a file, whether they can modify it in any way, and in the case of some files,...
View ArticleMastering The Linux Shell – Advanced Permissions
In my last article, I introduced the idea of permissions in the Linux world. Some users can read or write a file, while others can only read the same. A user may also belong to a group and share the...
View ArticleMastering The Linux Shell – Finding Anything
If you like what I’m doing here, consider supporting my work on Patreon. Now, on with today’s post. You know how you get those emails that suggest you can find out anything about anyone? They claim to...
View ArticleLet’s install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on Windows 10 on “Cooking...
It’s Tuesday and that means it’s time for Cooking With Linux (without a net), sponsored and supported by Linux Journal to whom I am very thankful. Please note that this post is a prerecorded show of a...
View ArticleNet Neutrality Dies
While many will no doubt be seeing this as a dark day, there is one person who feels otherwise. Make that two. Ajit Pai, the F.C.C.’s chairman has long been opposed to the principles of Net Neutrality...
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I am vi, the great and powerful . . .
The Linux world is home to some unusual controversy. None is greater than the phylosophical battles regarding text editors. Some will tell you emacs is the best, while others will argue for vi as the...
View ArticleThe Register: Microsoft loves Linux so much its R Open install script rm’d...
The Register: Microsoft loves Linux so much its R Open install script rm’d /bin/sh. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/14/microsoft_r_open_debian_dev/
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