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Format date and time for Linux shell script or variable

Published: September 10, 2018 | Modified: June 24, 2020 | 2,846 views

Learn how to format date and time to use in a shell script or as a variable along with different format examples.

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How to change UID or GID safely in Linux

Published: April 28, 2018 | Modified: June 25, 2020 | 11,346 views

Learn how to change UID or GID safely in Linux. Also, know how to switch UID between two users and GID between two groups without impacting files ownership they own.

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8 ways to generate random password in Linux

Published: January 24, 2018 | Modified: June 25, 2020 | 5,061 views

Learn 8 different ways to generate a random password in Linux using Linux native commands or third-party utilities.

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How to configure login banners in Linux (RedHat, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora)

Published: November 10, 2017 | Modified: June 25, 2020 | 36,596 views

Learn how to create login banners in Linux to display a different warning or information message to the user who is about to log in or after he logs in.

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How to test internet speed in Linux terminal

Published: October 10, 2017 | Modified: June 25, 2020 | 6,324 views

Learn how to use speedtest CLI tool to test internet speed in the Linux terminal. It also includes a one-liner python command to get speed details right away.

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How to save PuTTY session output automatically

Published: July 27, 2017 | Modified: June 20, 2020 | 8,793 views

Learn how to save PuTTY output in logfile locally on the desktop. Important settings to be done on PuTTY client before you start your sysadmin work!

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Cowsay: Fun in Linux terminal

Published: June 26, 2017 | Modified: June 24, 2020 | 7,223 views

Cowsay command to have some ASCII graphics in your Linux terminal! This command displays strings of your choice as a cow is saying/thinking in graphical format.

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Create beautiful ASCII text banners in Linux

Published: March 12, 2017 | Modified: June 19, 2020 | 6,651 views

Learn how to use two utilities called figlet and toilet to create beautiful ASCII text banners in the Linux terminal. Stylize your terminal!

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Hollywood movie MATRIX like desktop in Linux terminal

Published: March 11, 2017 | Modified: June 19, 2020 | 3,669 views

cmatrix

cmatrix: One of the command to have fun in a Linux terminal. It will turn your terminal into the Hollywood movie “MATRIX” like a cool desktop.

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4 tools to download any file using the command line in Linux

Published: March 5, 2017 | Modified: June 1, 2020 | 4,360 views

Download files in Linux

Learn how to download any file using the command line from the internet or FTP servers to your Linux server. Get files in your server in seconds!

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