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The modprobe command can be used to load ad unload modules for the Linux kernel. By default the kernel modules are loaded and removed automatically by Linux. But this may not work in some cases or not suitable. modprobe Configuration Files Kernel modules are configured with diffrent configuration files. These configuration files used to load, … Read more
Linux command-line interface or bash is one of the most strong and popular parts of it. A regular system administrator spends a lot of his time on the terminal and types a lot of commands. Daily operations generally repeat where previously executed commands are generally executed again and again. The history command is used to … Read more
Linux user authentication is done with the shadow password file. the shadow password file is configured with the login.defs configuration file which is located under the /etc. This file provides configuration like password maximum days, password minimum days, etc. In this tutorial, we will examine the /etc/login.defs configuration file and different configurations. Mail Storage Directory … Read more
Linux is a file-based operating system where everything is a file. As a file-based operating system, there are a lot of tools and commands related to the files. The lsof command is used to find a list of opened files by a process. The name lsof comes from “LiSt of Opened Files”. The lsof command … Read more
The symbolic link is a connection to the specified file or folder in Linux. Also, the provided symbolic link points to the source file or folder. In this tutorial, we will try to explain the symbolic link with its types like soft link and hard link and how to create the link. Symbolic Link Types … Read more
The Linux and Unix systems provide the shutdown command in order to turn off or shut down the computer. Even there are different commands to shut down a Linux and Unix system the shutdown is the de facto way. The shutdown command provides some features and options which can be used to shut down a … Read more
The mkdir command is used to create directories and folders in Linux operating system. The mkdir name comes from the “make directory” which can be also expressed as “make dir” where the “dir” is generally used for directory and there is a command with the same name. Also, the mkdir command can be used to … Read more
The du command is used to get information about the disk usage in Linux. The du command provides a lot of useful information about disk usage like directory size, file size, free percentage, etc. Print File Sizes as Byte The du command is used to list given files and directories sizes in the byte unit. … Read more
Linux provides the touch command in order to create files, change, and modify timestamps. The most popular use case for the touch is creating an empty file where the data or content will be put later. Create A File with touch Command The touch command can be used to create a file. This file will … Read more
Directories or Folders are used to store files and folders. Directories can be created from GUI by using a desktop environment and application or command-line interface commands. In this tutorial, we will learn how to create directories in Linux. This tutorial can be used for all major Linux distributions like Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, Kali, CentOS, … Read more