Advanced Copy Command – Shows Progress Bar While Copying/Moving Files in Linux

[ad_1] Advanced-Copy is a powerful command line program that is very much similar, but a little modified version of the original cp command and mv tools. This modified version of the cp command adds a progress bar along with the total time taken to complete while copying large files from one location to another. This … Read more

How to Monitor Progress of (Copy/Backup/Compress) Data using ‘pv’ Command

[ad_1] When making backups, and copying/moving large files on your Linux system, you may want to monitor the progress of an ongoing operation. Many terminal tools do not have the functionality to allow you to view progress information when a command is running in a pipe. Show Copy/Backup/Tar File Progress Bar in Linux In this … Read more

Progress – Show Percentage of Copied Data for (cp, mv, dd, tar) Commands

[ad_1] Progress, formerly known as Coreutils Viewer, is a light C command that searches for coreutils basic commands such as cp, mv, tar, dd, gzip/gunzip, cat, grep, etc currently being executed on the system and shows the percentage of data copied, it only runs on Linux and Mac OS X operating systems. Additionally, it also … Read more

How To Run a Cron Job Every 30 Seconds in Linux

[ad_1] Brief: The cron job scheduler does not support scheduling jobs to run at an interval of seconds. In this article, we will show you a simple trick to help you run a cron job every 30 seconds or x seconds in Linux. Are you new to the cron job scheduler and want to run … Read more

How to Use IP Command in Linux [24 Useful Examples]

[ad_1] Brief: In this guide, we will discuss some practical examples of the ip command. By the end of this guide, users will be able to perform networking tasks efficiently in Linux from the command line interface. System administrators often need to perform networking tasks on Linux servers. There are a variety of graphical and … Read more

How To Install VPN on Linux?

[ad_1] A virtual private network, or VPN, connects mobile devices, home offices, and remote officelocations using public infrastructure. Your data is protected by this connection usingencryption and tunnelling through an insecure channel. In this post we will learn how we caninstall VPN on Linux to get advantages of VPNs. What is VPN Virtual private networks … Read more

How to Find Linux OS Name and Kernel Version You Are Running

[ad_1] There are several ways of knowing the version of Linux you are running on your machine as well as your distribution name and kernel version plus some extra information that you may probably want to have in mind or at your fingertips. Therefore, in this simple yet important guide for new Linux users, I … Read more

How to Use Chown Command to Change File Ownership [11 Examples]

[ad_1] Brief: In this beginner’s guide, we will discuss some practical examples of the chown command. After following this guide, users will be able to manage file ownership effectively in Linux. In Linux, everything is a file, which means, all input/output resources, such as files, directories, disk drives, printers, etc are exposed as files through … Read more

How to Install PuTTY on Linux

[ad_1] PuTTY is a free and open-source cross-platform SSH and telnet client that even after being around for over 20 years remains one of the most popular SSH clients being used especially on the Windows platform. Read Also: Best Command-Line FTP Clients for Linux Linux distros ship with SSH capabilities built into their terminal but … Read more

How to Use fgrep Command to Search for Strings in Linux

[ad_1] Brief: In this beginner-friendly guide, we will discuss some practical examples of the fgrep command. By the end of this guide, users will be able to perform text search operations efficiently using the command line interface. Text searching is one of the most commonly performed operations. However, this simple task quickly becomes time-consuming if … Read more

12 Practical Examples of Linux Grep Command

[ad_1] Have you ever been confronted with the task of looking for a particular string or pattern in a file, yet have no idea where to start looking? Well then, here is grep to the rescue! grep is a powerful file pattern searcher that comes equipped on every distribution of Linux. If for whatever reason, … Read more