That sequence of strange symbols on the Bash command line must mean something, right? We're breaking down special characters ...

For many users who get started with the command line in Linux, there’s a good chance they’re using Bourne Again Shell, or Bash. Bash is the default shell on Mac OS X, and Windows users can use Bash ...

As a Linux user, you probably run commands in your terminal using one of two shells: bash or zsh. Maybe you’ve heard of their ...

Using bash aliases in Linux can save time and having to remember complex commands - and it can be fun, too. Want to get work done a little faster, spend less time remembering commands and maybe even ...

The .history file in Linux – whether ~/.bash_history, ~/.zsh_history or ~/.history – provides ways to track and reuse commands that you have recently run. This post suggests how you might make good ...

Microsoft, with the release of the Windows 10 anniversary update, gave their users a gift: the ability to run Linux (Ubuntu) on it. In a previous article, I explained how to enable Linux on Windows ...

Before we see how to run Bash on Ubuntu on Windows, here’s a little bit about Microsoft’s amazing step of integrating user mode Linux and its tools into Windows OS. Who would have thought one would be ...

Now here's something you likely didn't expect at Microsoft's Build developer conference: A staple feature of Linux (and Unix) is coming to Windows 10. The company is integrating the Bash command-line ...

For Linux users, the command line is a celebrated part of our entire experience. Unlike other popular operating systems, where the command line is a scary proposition for all but the most experienced ...

Imagine browsing the Web and having to type the full Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) path each time you visit a Web page—painful. However, since 1993, when browser bookmarks were added to the Mosaic ...