Command line

Wordsmith on the Linux command line with dict

dboth — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Wordsmith on the Linux command line with dict dboth Mon, 02/06/2023 - 03:00

The dict command on Linux is useful for writers to access a plethora of dictionaries and synonyms for their word choices.

As a writer, I frequently need to determine the correct spelling or definition of words. I also need to use a thesaurus to find alternate words that may have a somewhat…

5 must-read resources for using the Linux command line

Jim Hall — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

5 must-read resources for using the Linux command line Jim Hall Wed, 12/21/2022 - 03:00

The Linux command line remains to be one of the system's most powerful and beloved features.

In the beginning, there was the command line. While modern Linux distributions include graphical desktops like GNOME and KDE, the command line remains one of the power…

My favorite tricks for navigating the Linux terminal faster

Anamika — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000

My favorite tricks for navigating the Linux terminal faster Anamika Tue, 11/15/2022 - 03:00

Make your day less hectic and speed up your work on the Linux command line with these tips.

One of the advantages of working in a terminal is that it's faster than most other interfaces. Thanks to the GNU Readline library and the built-in syntax of shells like Bash…

Doing 64-bit math on a 16-bit system

Shidel — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Doing 64-bit math on a 16-bit system Shidel Wed, 10/26/2022 - 03:00

With a little basic understanding of assembly, these functions could be scaled to do math on integers of any bit size.

A few years ago, I wrote a command-line math program for FreeDOS called VMATH. It was capable of performing only extremely simple mathematical operations on very small…

Tips for using the Linux test command

sethkenlon — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Tips for using the Linux test command sethkenlon Wed, 10/26/2022 - 03:00

The [ and test commands are vital conditional statements when scripting.

The [ command, often called a "test," is a command from the GNU Core Utils package, and initiates a conditional statement in Bash. Its function is exactly the same as the test…

Use open source commands in Powershell

alansmithee — Sat, 22 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Use open source commands in Powershell alansmithee Sat, 10/22/2022 - 03:00

Set your path on Windows so you can use open source commands.

When you launch an application on an operating system, there are certain code libraries and utility applications that your OS needs to use for that app to run. Your OS knows…

3 ways to use the Linux inxi command

Don Watkins — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000

3 ways to use the Linux inxi command Don Watkins Tue, 09/20/2022 - 03:00

I use inxi on Linux to check my laptop battery, CPU information, and even the weather.

I was looking for information about the health of my laptop battery when I stumbled upon inxi. It's a command line system information tool that provides a wealth of…

4 ways to use the Linux tar command

AmyJune — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000

4 ways to use the Linux tar command AmyJune Mon, 08/29/2022 - 03:00

How do you use the tar command? That's what I recently asked our community of writers. Here are some of their answers.

When you have a lot of related files, it's sometimes easier to treat them as a single object rather than 3 or 20 or 100 unique files. There are fewer clicks involved, for…

Check disk usage in Linux

Don Watkins — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Check disk usage in Linux Don Watkins Thu, 07/07/2022 - 03:00

The du and ncdu commands provide two different views of the same information, making it easy to keep track of what's stored on your computer.

Knowing how much of your disk is being used by your files is an important consideration, no matter how much storage you have. My laptop has a relatively small 250GB NVME drive…

3 steps to create an awesome UX in a CLI application

Noaa Barki — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0000

3 steps to create an awesome UX in a CLI application Noaa Barki Wed, 07/06/2022 - 03:00

Here is what I've learned to be the key factors that go into a successful user experience for a CLI project.

As I was sitting in a meeting room, speaking with one of my teammates, our manager walked in with the rest of the dev team. The door slammed shut and our manager revealed that…