For all the console enthusiasts ./ may seem quite familiar. It’s one of the many great things about Linux that makes it effortless to use from the terminal. If you do not know what ./ means, we have got you covered. This article will explain in detail what does ./ in Linux...
Renaming the files and directories is a frequent task that a user has to carry out. Fortunately, Linux has an effortless way of renaming files and directories directly from the terminal. We will be discussing two Linux commands to rename the directories in Linux. The mv and rename commands. Using...
If you are a frequent user of Linux or Unix systems you must have surely heard the phrase, “In Linux, everything is a file”. This may be categorized as the oversimplification of the concept yet it proves to be very helpful to understand how files in the Linux system works....
The usermod command is the most robust command of all the user account modification utilities provided by Linux systems. It provides a space for the user to make any modifications to the existing user accounts. Usermod helps in changing the properties of existing users on a Linux system. These properties...
SFTP stands for Secure File Transfer Protocol. This protocol is implemented using Secure Shell (SSH) which provides better security and protection from vulnerabilities than the regular FTP. SFTP provides a reliable connection to communicate to a remote machine over an unfamiliar (potentially harmful) network. SFTP functions on a client-server architecture...