This 'bootcamp' is intended to provide the reader with a basic overview of essential Unix/Linux commands that will allow them to navigate a file system and move, copy, and edit files. It will also ...

Unix V6 file system has limitation of 16MB on file size. Use single unused bit of the flags field to increase file size support to 32MB. Develop command line interface that will allow Unix user access ...

To get started as a Linux (or Unix) user, you need to have a good perspective on how Linux works and a handle on some of the most basic commands. This first post in a “getting started” series examines ...

Have you ever wanted to read a file one line at a time in a shell script and found the task to be a lot more trouble than you ever imagined? If you use a “for line ...

The only thing that’s really hard about extracting from archives on Unix systems is remembering all of the commands and the required options. When you have ten or more possible archive types and could ...

Unix is a powerful and versatile operating system that has become a popular choice for servers, workstations, and even personal computers. One of the fundamental tasks when working with Unix-based ...