Fortunately, Linux makes working with hidden files very easy, whether in a GUI file manager or the command line. Also: The first 5 Linux commands every new user should learn Let me show you how.

All the commands in this how-to will work on most Linux machines. We’ve used an Ubuntu LTS install but you could run this how-to on a Raspberry Pi.All of the how-to is performed via the Terminal.

In this how-to, we’ll look at various ways of using the find command to help us find files and directories across the Linux filesystem. Sometimes we misplace a file or directory and we can spend ...

I'll show you first how to do it from the command line and then using the GNOME File Manager GUI. Once you've gone through this, you'll be zipping and unzipping files on Linux like a pro. Requirements ...

Linux system log files are by default set to rotate. Depending on the age or size, a sequence of files moves back a step, the oldest being removed and a new one taking over as the current log file.

Most Linux users know vim as a text editor that descended from vi. It can also function as a tool for encrypting text files. In this post, we examine how this is done and how to reverse the process.

The ls command in Linux is used to list files and directories. You can use it with the wc command to count files. Counting Files with ‘ls’ and ‘wc’ You can count files in a directory by using the ...

Sometimes you just need a quick means of converting a spreadsheet to a comma-separated values file. When you don't have a GUI to take care of the task, Jack Wallen has the perfect command for the job.

How Deletion Works on Linux. Linux filesystems like ext4 don’t immediately erase data when a file is deleted. Instead, the filesystem marks the file's space as free. Until that space is overwritten, ...

DiskInternals Linux Reader is completely free and lets you access files from Ex2/3/4, UFS2, HFS, and ReiserFS/4 file systems. Apart from that, the tool can also read normal Windows-supported file ...