The man pages on a Linux system can do more than provide information on particular commands. They can help discover commands you didn't realize were available. Man pages provide essential information ...

I recently found myself wondering how big various man pages are. Some are so long, they seem impenetrable, while others have ...

Read Linux man pages the easy way with GNOME or KDE tools. Skip the terminal - search and scroll man pages in a GUI instead. Save your favorite man pages with handy bookmarks and print options. A man ...

Many users who try Linux for the first time can get confused easily as their is no readily apparent help system available to them. As Windows programs are typically graphical in nature, it is not too ...

Carrying over from yesterday’s examination of the Ubuntu command line, today’s installment of 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux is dedicated to ‘man’ and ‘grep’. These commands wield significant power, and ...

The terminal is approachable and can be fun—practice shortcuts to make it your go-to over a GUI. Learn history, !!, Ctrl+R, tab completion, pwd, and cursor shortcuts to edit and reuse commands fast.

It’s a testament to how far Linux has come that users today don’t typically have to use the command line if they don’t want to. Such is the quality of the graphical user interfaces in many modern ...