One of my favorite utilities on the Linux command-line, and block storage is one of my favorite features on Linode's platform, so in this article I get to combine both of these together - because what ...

If you need a flexible means of backing up data on a Linux server, rsync might be your tool. There are countless ways to back up data on the Linux platform. One of the more tried and true methods is ...

I hate to admit it, but I’ve screwed up many times throughout the years when it’s come to using computers. My first big “Oh shi!” moment came when I was about 8-years-old, goofing around on my ...

Andrew Tridgell's rsync is a useful file-transfer tool, one that has no encryption support of its own but is easily “wrapped” (tunneled) by encryption tools such as SSH and Stunnel. What ...

I have a Linux file server and I'm thinking of Rsyncing to the /home/rbackup directory but when I'm no the ibook the path to my Linux box is really long and complicated when I browse for it. Can ...

This select set of Linux commands can help you master the command line and speed up your use of the operating system. When coming up to speed as a Linux user, it helps to have a cheat sheet that can ...