Tag Archives: Linux

What was the Name of that Command Again? 15 Basic Linux Commands

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Craig Lotter

Because I always forget and because Linux isn’t the primary operating system in which I operate (i.e. making me forget), it is worth jotting down these 15 basic Linux commands that should keep you whizzing around the terminal in no time if you remember where you put this list. Continue reading →

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GUI Management of your Ubuntu Server with Webmin

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Craig Lotter

There is nothing more daunting than being given an Ubuntu Server to manage if you have never ever delved into the world of command line (or should that be terminal line) Linux. Thankfully though, someone saw it fit to lend a helping hand to these hapless system administrators, resulting in the very useful Webmin package. Continue reading →

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A Quick Guide to Bash Shell Scripting

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Craig Lotter

I stumbled across this gem of a quick guide to Bash shell scripting over at some or other forum and so as not to lose this valuable resource for my later use, I’ve decided to duplicate it here and thus save it for prosperity. Continue reading →

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Ubuntu: Delete Files Older than a Certain Number of Days via the Terminal

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Craig Lotter

For example, let’s say you currently do non-incremental backups of your data on a daily business. If you don’t keep an eye on it, pretty soon your backup folder will run out of space and your system would come crashing down – so maybe it isn’t such a bad idea to run a cron in the background that deletes unnecessary files that are older than a specified number of days. Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Terminal How to Copy a File to or from a Remote Machine using SCP

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Craig Lotter

SCP is a powerful utility that allows us to securely copy files between remote machines. What makes it even more powerful is the ability to add it to scripts and so for today’s quick tutorial I will walk you through how you can go about either copying files from or to a remote machine with the use of SCP. Continue reading →

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