wc (word count) command is used in the Linux systems to count the number of words, lines, and bytes in a text file. You can pipe and use it in numerous ways with other commands to display information about text files pretty easily. Using wc command General Syntax:. wc [options.
Some commands in Linux are so frequently used that we often overlook the significance of the commands and the details about them get missed. cd is one such command. cd stands for ‘change directory’ which itself explains its use and purpose. cd allows you to easily change your current directory
Suppose you are working on the terminal and you really need to view a text file but you are too lazy to just go to that directory, use a mouse and open it. Well, Linux caters to your need to view the contents of a text file directly into the
SCP stands for ‘Secure Copy’. scp is a command-line utility offered by Linux which allows the transfer of files and directories from one machine to another over an insecure network. If you wish to copy files from one system to another, then scp can be a very good option to
systemctl being an important utility in the Linux ecosystem, it is very common that you may encounter a problem “systemctl: command not found” error when you try to run the systemctl command. This may not be the case for all the distributions of Linux, but you can probably encounter this
To explain the meaning of a ‘Process’ in the simplest words is that it is a running instance of any application or program on your system. You may be running multiple applications simultaneously such as browsing, listening to music working on your terminal, etc. There are many background processes associated
