You can use the swapon and swapoff commands to enable and disable a swap device at will. This is handled automatically on most distros, but if you're on something like Arch or Gentoo you'll have to do ...

If you have a command that outputs a lot of data to the terminal, you might want to send that output to a file for easier (or later) viewing or sharing. Jack Wallen shows you how.

Below is an example to help you understand its functions. ls -al > listings In the above example, the output command ls-al will be redirected to the file “listings” and it won’t go to your screen.

As you can see, using the -v (verbose) option with mv means the command will explain what it has done. This output can confirm or refute that mv commands are doing what you intended.

pv - A Progress Bar For Long-Running Commands There are many Linux commands, such as cp and mv, that don't give any kind of useful output about their progress.

These five commands will serve as a great place to start with your Linux troubleshooting. Yes, there are quite a few more tools that are available, but for those just starting with Linux, you ...

Let’s get to know the Linux Command Line Interface (CLI). Introduction A bit of history First look at the command line Command syntax Notes Basic commands pwd ls file cat cd clear history cp mv rm ...

On some Linux systems (like Fedora), the script command also makes it possible to separate input from output in your session recording using the -I (or –log-in) and -O (or –log-out) options.

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.