The command prompt in a Linux terminal window is often just a $ unless you’ve logged in or sudo’ed your way into the root account, in which case you’d expect a #. Sometimes, though, your prompt will ...

Modern tools can make the Linux terminal prettier, faster, and smarter.

This page gives an introduction to the basics of Linux Commands. A more comprehensive guide to the many available Linux commands is available. In addition to this page, we also have a page on ...

To make the best use of the ss command, it’s important to understand what a socket is. A socket is a type of pseudo file (i.e., not an actual file) that represents a network connection. A socket ...

The terminal prompt. The command line interface. The CLI. The shell. Not the most exciting things, right? To most Linux users, the terminal is a tool to accomplish important work. It’s not a ...