How to Find Any File or Command on a Linux System
In this video, you’ll learn how to:
Linux tar Command Tutorial
In this video, you will learn: How to create, extract, and compress an archive. The difference between .tar, tar.gz, and .tgz files. How to use the gzip and gunzip commands.. The difference between “tar cvf” and “tar -cvf” (notice the hyphen…) Some bonus command line tips to speed up working with tar (and any other … Read more
How to Prepare for (and Ace) Your Next Technical Interview
Typically, companies that hire Linux and other IT professionals use a standard interview process. However, the whole operation is hacked together like Frankenstein’s monster. It’s complicated and stressful for all involved – and it’s what you’ve got to suffer through if you want a job in IT. This article will help you get ready to … Read more
Working With an IT Recruiter (How to Get a Linux Job)
If you’re looking for a job in IT, chances are you’re going to have to partner up with a recruiter at some point. While recruiters often get a bad rap, there are ways to win them over to your side and work with them effectively so you can get the job you want at the … Read more
Getting Started with Shell Scripting: Writing Your First Script
In this post I’m going to teach a quick, but valuable lesson on shell scripting. First off, a shell script is simply a file that contains a series of Linux commands and shell statements. When a shell script is executed, it in turn executes the commands listed in the script. It starts at the top … Read more
Linux Shell Scripting Tips
From time to time one of my students will ask me to take a look at one of their shell scripts that they are having trouble with. If you know anything about me at all, you know that I love three things. Linux, troubleshooting, and shell scripting. (Make that four things… teaching my love of … Read more