The grep command can search for and list Linux files based on strings you are looking for and add the context of surrounding text. The grep command can help you find Linux files containing the string ...

The simplest grep command looks like the one shown below. This “find string in file” command will show all the lines in the file that contain the string, even when that string is only part of a longer ...

Sure, using the Linux command line is optional. But these are commands I rely on every day, and you can benefit from them, too.

Carrying over from yesterday’s examination of the Ubuntu command line, today’s installment of 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux is dedicated to ‘man’ and ‘grep’. These commands wield significant power, and ...

Navigating through directories is a basic skill in the Linux terminal. The command 'cd' (change directory) lets you move ...

Log files. They're there for a reason -- to keep track of what goes on behind the velvet curtain of your operating system. When things go wrong, entries are added to those log files, so you can view ...

Apropos of nothing in particular, I remember back in the 80's Byte magazine having an article about using monode (single pole) semi-conductors to implement WOM (Write Only Memory). The 8bit I/O chips ...