Category: Linux DEVOPS
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How to zip and unzip files and folders in Linux
How to zip and unzip files and folders in Linux Install Zip Unzip Install on RHEL, Centos, Fedora, Rocky Linux, etc. Install on Debian, Ubuntu, etc. Using zip and unzip to compress and extract files and folders. Current directory contents, files and one sub folder. Zip files and directories recursively This creates the zip file,…
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How to find a file in Linux
There are a few ways to find a file in Linux. The most used way is in Terminal as this can become part of a script very easily and automate tasks on a Linux server. If you are using a desktop environment such as Gnome or Kde, the search for files is as simple as…
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How to delete a directory in Linux
To delete a directory in Linux in a desktop environment is easy as pressing the Del / Delete key. To delete a directory in Linux using command line CLI in Terminal or SSH you can use the rm command. The bellow works fine for a file. A directory cannot be removed just like that. The…
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How to create a user in Linux
Creating a user in Linux Terminal The useradd command will create the user and usermod can modify user properties such as groups the user is part of. useradd [options] username Example: Using default options to create username dragos. Also created the user home directory: /home/dragos A group is also created for the user with the…
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How to exit VIM – VI Editor
How to exit VIM or VI editor. VIM stands for Vi IMproved. As in a better editor than VI. You can start Vim at any terminal or in a SSH session on Linux with this command: Same goes for vi commands, opens a file the same way. Once vim / vi is opened you are…
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Linux commands cheat sheet the most used list
Most useful Linux commands for daily # Display how long has the system been running – since tle last restart. # List directory contents # List files in directory but better attributes and human-readable # List files in directory sorted by file date/time. # Change directory # Wildcards When filtering for files or directories you…
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How to parse and read XML log files CLI Linux
How to parse and read XML log files in CLI Linux – multiple files with multiple tags. Applications can log as xml and you might need to read those log files.These files can be later processed by a log aggregator application. A simple command to monitor the latest entries in your logs across multiple files.You…
