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How to use iostat command in Linux.
How To Use Iostat Command. The iostat command in Linux is used for monitoring system input/output statistics for devices and partitions. It monitors system input/output by observing the time the...
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How to use iconv command in Linux.
How To Use Iconv Command. iconv command is used to convert some text in one encoding into another encoding. If no input file is provided then it reads from standard...
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How to use getopts command in Linux.
How To Use Getopts Command. Shell scripting is a powerful way to automate tasks and create custom utilities in Unix-like operating systems such as Linux. When writing shell scripts, it’s...
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How to use gawk command in Linux.
How To Use Gawk Command. The basic gawk syntax looks like this: gawk [options] [actions/filters] input_file The command cannot be run without any arguments. The options are not mandatory, but...
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How to use fuser command in Linux.
How To Use Fuser Command. The fuser command (Find USER) is a process management tool that identifies processes using a file, a directory, or a socket. Additionally, fuser provides information...
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How to use egrep command in Linux.
How To Use Egrep Command. This guide explains how to use the Linux egrep command through practical examples. The egrep (Extended Global Regular Expression Print) command is a text processing tool that searches for...
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How to use dd command in Linux.
How To Use Dd Command. In this tutorial, we learn about dd command in Linux with practical examples. The Linux dd command is one of the most powerful utilities for Unix...
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How to use csplit command in Linux.
How To Use Csplit Command. The csplit command is used to split any file into many parts as required by the user. The parts are determined by context lines. Output...
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How to use chkconfig command.
How To Use Chkconfig Command. This guide will show you how to use the chkconfig command to control system services in Linux. Modern Linux distributions come with the systemd initialization...
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How to use cfdisk command in Linux.
How To Use Cfdisk Command. cfdisk command is used to create, delete, and modify partitions on a disk device. It displays or manipulates the disk partition table by providing a...
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