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Abhishek Prakash

Abhishek Prakash

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Creator of Linux Handbook and It's FOSS. An ardent Linux user who has new-found love for self-hosting, homelabs and local AI.

How to Change Hostname in Debian
Tips

How to Change Hostname in Debian

This quick tip teaches you various ways to change hostname in Debian Linux distributions.

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Check Debian version
Tips

How to Check Which Debian Version are you Running

Wondering which Debian version are you running? This tutorial teaches you several ways to check Debian version in the terminal.

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How to Know if a User has Sudo Rights
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How to Know if a User has Sudo Rights

This tutorial shows how to find out if a user is sudoer or not. You'll also learn to list all sudo users on your Linux system.

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Display logged in users in Linux
Tips

How to see Logged in Users in Linux

Check who is logged in your Linux system with these simple commands. You can also get additional information about logged in users such as their log in time.

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UID in Linux
Explain

Everything Important You Need to Know About UID in Linux

This Linux Basics guide teaches you everything important associated with UID in Linux.

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How to Know The Groups of a Linux User
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How to Know The Groups of a Linux User

This quick tip teaches you how to find the groups a Linux user belongs to in Linux command line.

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Find broken symlinks in Linux
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How to Find Broken Symlinks in Linux

This quick tip teaches you various ways to find all the broken symlinks in Linux command line. You'll also learn to manage those broken soft links.

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List group members in Linux
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How to List All Users of a Group in Linux

Wondering which users are members of a specific group? This tutorial shows you three simple ways to list all the users of a group in Linux command line.

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How to Redirect www URLs to non-www in WordPress
Troubleshooting

How to Redirect www URLs to non-www in WordPress

This quick tutorial demonstrates how to redirect www URLs to non-www URLs in WordPress. Both http and https versions have been discussed.

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Hard links in Linux
Explain

Everything Important You Need to Know About Hard Link in Linux

Learn the concept of hard links in Linux and its association with inodes in this tutorial.

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How to Install and Use WP CLI on Linux
Tutorial

How to Install and Use WP CLI on Linux

Learn to install WP-CLI on Linux. Also learn to enable bash completion and use the basic WordPress commands in this tutorial.

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restart server
Tips

3 Easy Ways to Restart Ubuntu Server

You'll learn various ways to restart Ubuntu server in this quick tutorial. The commands discussed here are generic and can be applied on any other Linux distribution.

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What is Symbolic Links in Linux? How to Create Symbolic Links?
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What is Symbolic Links in Linux? How to Create Symbolic Links?

This detailed tutorial tells you what are symbolic links, how to create a symbolic links and other important things associated with symlinks.

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Linux directory structure
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Linux Directory Structure Explained for Beginners

This tutorial explains the Linux directory structure. You'll learn the Linux filesystem hierarchy along with the purpose of the various directories on a Linux system.

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nslookup command
Host Information Commands

nslookup Command Examples

nslookup is one of the popular networking commands in Linux used for querying the Domain Name System (DNS) records. Learn how to use nslookup command.

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tr command in Linux
File Manipulation Commands

tr Command Examples

The tr command in Linux is used to perform simple but useful translations of one set of characters into another. Learn some practical examples of the tr command.

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Print Execution Time of Shell Script in Linux
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Print Execution Time of Shell Script in Linux

This quick tutorial teaches you how to display the execution time of a shell script in Linux.

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How to Setup Discourse Forum on Digital Ocean
Tutorial

How to Setup Discourse Forum on Digital Ocean

This step-by-step tutorial teaches you to install a Discourse forum on Digital Ocean cloud server properly. You'll have a functioning SMTP server with a free SSL installed on your forum.

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echo command in Linux
Commands

echo Command in Linux: 7 Practical Examples

Learn to use the echo command in Linux with these simple but useful examples. The echo command is useful for displaying information in bash shell scripts.

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file command in Linux
File Properties Commands

file Command Examples

Here are various examples of the file command in Linux to determine the actual type of file and gather related information.

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Linux command line
Tips

How to Empty a Log File in Linux

In this tutorial, you'll learn various ways to truncate a log file and delete its content without deleting the file itself.

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which Command Examples
File Searching Commands

which Command Examples

Linux which command is an extremely useful command for locating executable files located anywhere in the Linux system. Learn how to use it.

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Count number of files in Linux
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Count Number of Files in a Directory in Linux

Here are several ways to count the number of files in a directory in Linux command line.

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Bash shell
Bash Tips

How to Split String in Bash Script

In this quick tip, you'll learn to split a string into an array in Bash script.

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Linux Handbook
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Running Linux Commands in Background and Foreground

Learn how to run commands in background in Linux. You'll also learn how to bring the background jobs back to foreground.

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How to Copy a Directory in Linux Command Line [Beginner's Tip]

How to Copy a Directory in Linux Command Line [Beginner's Tip]

This quick tip for beginners demonstrates how to copy a directory in Linux using the cp command. You'll also learn a few additional tips around copying directory.

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du command in Linux
File Properties Commands

du Command Examples

The du command in Linux is used for checking the size of directory. Here are various ways you can find the size of directory in Linux with the du command.

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How to Find Which Shell You Are Using on Linux
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How to Find Which Shell You Are Using on Linux

Here are four simple commands to find out which shell are you using in Linux.

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Python
Python

3 Ways to Write a List to a File in Python

This quick tutorial demonstrates three methods to write a list to a file in Python scripting language.

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How to gzip a Directory in Linux
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How to gzip a Directory in Linux

Trying to gzip a directory and seeing an error in Linux? Here's the command (with explanation) to gzip compress a folder in Linux terminal.

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