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Linux Commands and Shell Commands

There are two kinds of commands used in Linux: Built-in Shell Commands and Linux Commands.
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11 Linux Terminal Commands That Will Rock Your World
Here is a list of useful Linux Command Line tricks that will make you wish you had learned them sooner.
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How To Run Linux Applications From The Terminal In Background Mode
This guide shows how to run an application from a Linux terminal window whilst retaining control within the terminal.
12 essential Linux commands for newbies
Introduction to the basic set of commands needed to find your way around the Linux file system.
BASH Input Parameters -
About.com Beginners Guide To BASH - Input Parameters
The 2nd part of the About.com BASH tutorial for beginners looks at the use of input parameters to make your scripts interactive
Example uses of the Linux Command "mv"
Examples of typical uses of the command mv
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The Easy Way to Securely Copy Files in Linux
Examples of typical uses of the command scp
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How to Check Disk Space Usage in Linux With "Du" And "Df" Commands
How to quickly find out how much disk space is used and how much disk space is still available.
The Command less
Introduction to the GNU/Linux command "less"
Linux Commands and Shell Commands Libraries
[The Linux Command Library] contains two command linbraries: Linux command library and built-in shell library.
Don't Miss These Funny Manpages (Linux)
Here is a set of miscellaneous humorous manpages (don't take them too seriously!). You've been warned. View them at your own risk. Remind yourself of their tong-in-chick nature. They can be too funny or too offensive or both!
asr Manpages - Unix - asr Man Pages - Linux
Here is a set of humorous manual pages developed on alt.sysadmin.recovery. The authors believe that these man pages document a set of really useful tools that for some strange reason are not included in any implementation of Unix and recommend them to be installed on every system. Finding them helarious or finding them offensive, view at your own risk and remember their tong-in-chick nature.
Named Pipes
Brief introduction and tutorial to using named pipes.
A Simple Guide to Using 'DU' Commands in Linux
Examples of typical uses of the command du
Five Essential Linux Operators for Newbies
Introduction to the basic set of operators needed to work efficiently in the Linux file system.
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A Quick Guide to Using Linux "rm" Commands
Examples of typical uses of the command rm
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Examples for Using 'SSH' Commands in Linux
Examples of typical uses of the command ssh
Example uses of the command "rsync"
Examples of typical uses of the command rsync
Example uses of the command "newgrp"
Examples of typical uses of the command newgrp
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How to Use CHMOD Commands in Linux
Examples of typical uses of the command chmod
Example uses of the command "df"
Examples of typical uses of the command df
How to Use Linux Ping Commands
Examples of typical uses of the command ping
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Example uses of the command "less"
Examples of how to use the program "less".
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A Quick Guide to Using "SED" Commands in Linux
Examples of how to use the command "sed"
Example uses of the command "head"
Examples of typical uses of the command head
Example uses of the command "ifconfig"
Examples of typical uses of the command ifconfig
Example uses of the command "netstat"
Examples of typical uses of the command netstat
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A Brief Introduction to the Linux Command "wget"
Examples of typical uses of the command wget
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A Quick Guide to Understanding and Using "SUDO" Commands in Linux
Examples of typical uses of the command sudo
Example uses of the command "time"
Examples of typical uses of the command time
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A Quick Guide to Using Linux "Sort" Commands (With Examples)
Examples of typical uses of the command sort
Example uses of the Linux shell Command "alias"
Examples of typical uses of the command alias
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Example uses of the command "rcp"
Examples of typical uses of the command rcp
Example uses of the command "ls"
Examples of typical uses of the command ls
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How to Use "CD" Shell Commands in Linux
Examples of typical uses of the command cd
Example uses of the command "sg"
Examples of typical uses of the command sg
Example uses of the command "groups"
Examples of typical uses of the command groups
Example uses of the command "top"
Examples of typical uses of the command top
Example uses of the command "ps"
Examples of typical uses of the command ps
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A Brief Introduction to the Linux Shell Command "gunzip"
Examples of typical uses of the command gunzip
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A Brief Introduction to the Linux Shell Command "gzip"
Examples of typical uses of the command gzip
Example uses of the command "bzip2"
Examples of typical uses of the command bzip2
Example uses of the command "ssh"
Examples of typical uses of the command ssh
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Example uses of the command "more"
Examples of typical uses of the command more
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An Easy Guide to Using 'CURL' Commands in Linux (Shell)
Examples of typical uses of the command curl
Example uses of the command "awk"
Examples of typical uses of the command awk
Example uses of the command "apropos"
Examples of typical uses of the command apropos
The Linux / Unix Command: expect
Instructions and examples for using the command expect
Terminate Processes
How to clean out unwanted processes
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How to Switch Accounts with 'SU' and 'SUDO' Commands (Linux)
Instructions and examples for changing the current account using the su and sudo commands
The Correct Way to Shutdown or Restart Linux
How to properly shut down a Linux machine
Example uses of the command "tar"
Examples of typical uses of the command tar
Example uses of the commands "nice" and "renice"
Examples of typical uses of the commands nice and renice
The Linux Command "locate"
The Linux Command "locate"
Example Uses of the "xargs" command
Description and examples of the command xargs.
The Bash set Command
The Bash set Command
Example Uses of the diff Command
Introduction and examples of the Linux command diff.
The set Command
Description and examples for the Linux command set
The Bash bc Calculator
Introduction the interactive, arbitrary precision calculator bc.
About.com Beginners Guide To BASH - Part 1
About.com Beginners Guide To BASH - Part 1
About.com Beginners Guide To BASH - Conditions And Variables
This is the 3rd part of the BASH tutorial for beginners written by a BASH beginner. This guide provides a guide to conditional statements and introduces why variables are useful
About.com Beginners Guide To BASH - Comparing Things
This BASH tutorial covers comparison operators such as equal, less than, greater than and not equals
Practical Examples Of The Zip Command
This guide shows 16 practical uses of the zip command including fixing broken archives, creating split archives, encryption and more
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