Iptables is used to set up, maintain, and inspect the tables of IP packet filter rules in the Linux kernel. You can delete one or more rules from the selected chain. There are two versions of this command: the rule can be specified as a number in the chain (starting at 1 for the first
You are aware of “pwd” command, aren’t you? The pwd command (stands for Present Working Directory) is used to print the current working directory. What about “pwdx”? Have you ever used or heard of it? No? No problem! The pwdx command is to used report current working directory of a process. In this guide, we
Adding a new hard drive or solid-state drive to your Linux computer? You’ll need to edit your fstab file. A lot of people find the very idea scary. Yes, it’s critical that you get it right, but armed with the right knowledge, it really isn’t difficult. We step you through the process of editing your
Solid-state drives improve the performance of aging computers and turn newer PCs into speed machines. But, when you shop for one, you’re bombarded with terms, like SLC, SATA III, NVMe, and M.2. What does it all mean? Let’s take a look! It’s All About the Cells Current SSDs use NAND flash storage, the building blocks of which
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In this article, we will share a number of Bash command-line shortcuts useful for any Linux user. These shortcuts allow you to easily and in a fast manner, perform certain activities such as accessing and running previously executed commands, opening an editor, editing/deleting/changing text on the command line, moving the cursor, controlling processes etc. on
Cron is one of the most useful utility that you can find in any Unix-like operating system. It is used to schedule commands at a specific time. These scheduled commands or tasks are known as “Cron Jobs”. Cron is generally used for running scheduled backups, monitoring disk space, deleting files (for example log files) periodically
This tutorial explains how to set a static IP on an Ubuntu system from the command line. It covers the network configuration for all recent Ubuntu versions and includes instructions to configure a static IP address, set the hostname and configure name resolving. Network configuration on Ubuntu 17.10 and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS The network configuration has been
There are several command-line tools for managing a wireless network interface in Linux systems. A number of these can be used to simply view the wireless network interface status (whether it is up or down, or if it is connected to any network), such as iw, iwlist, ip, ifconfig and others. And some are used
