Capacity planning is one of those IT buzzwords that appears very simple to define – but, is not easy to understand. Often, this simple phrase can literally strike fear into the hearts of even the most ...

To get started as a Linux (or Unix) user, you need to have a good perspective on how Linux works and a handle on some of the most basic commands. This first post in a “getting started” series examines ...

The Linux command line is a text interface to your computer. Also known as shell, terminal, console, command prompts and many others, is a computer program intended to interpret commands. Allows users ...

Linux/Mac/Cygwin: Bash scripts are collections of command line operations that automate frequently-performed actions in the terminal. If you're sick of typing out a set of commands one by one, it's ...

When Microsoft announced that they were bringing the Bash shell to the Windows 10 Anniversary Update via the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) along with the open-sourcing of PowerShell, it meant that ...

Learn how to use a host of Linux commands in these 2-minute video tutorials from Sandra Henry-Stocker, author of the Unix as a Second Language blog. Learn how to use the powerful bc command in Linux ...