I’ve been using Linux for decades and, although the command line is second nature to me, I still opt to use GUI tools because they tend to be far more efficient than their terminal-based counterparts.

You may find yourself in a situation where you remember the content of a file but not its name. Linux offers various commands to help you find files based on specific text strings within them. By ...

In the early days of Linux, searching for files was a command-line affair using either locate or find. Although the tools were suitable for the job, they would sometimes fail to find what I was ...

The which command is the simplest of the three. When you use it to ask about a Linux command, it will run down your search path looking for executable files by the name you specify. These can be ...

Getting started with Linux can be more than a little daunting. In this article we help you learn the commands needed to find your way around and teach you how to find out more on your own. Share on ...

Viewing the content of files and examining access permissions and such are very different options. This post examines a number of ways to look at files on Linux. There are a number of ways to view ...

Get ready to transform your terminal experience.

Linux's oldest commands still work, but these three modern alternatives make finding files, searching, and navigating much easier.