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Category Archives: Linux
How to find – Size of a directory & Free disk space
This article explains 2 simple commands that most people want to know when they start using Linux. They are finding the size of a directory and finding the amount of free disk space that exists on your machine. The command you would use to find the directory size is ‘ du ‘. And to find …
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Linux / Unix Command: ftp
NAME ftp – Internet file transfer program
How do I Compress a Whole Linux or UNIX Directory?
Q. How can I compress a whole directory under Linux / UNIX using a shell prompt?
Linux file permissions
The basics of file ownership and permissions on Linux. Learn to understand who are the owners of a file or directory, how the file permissions work and how you can view them, and learn how to set basic file permissions yourself.
How to change a file’s owner and group in Linux
Learn how to change the owner and group ownership of files and directories with the chown and chgrp commands. This tuXfile will make much more sense if you already have a basic understanding of file permissions and ownership.