The Linux terminal is crammed with commands that you can use to control and inspect just about any aspect of your machine. Be it checking your network status, user accounts or your disk storage. In ...

The 'df' command is the simplest tool to view disk usage. Using it without any switches will display the result in block of usage which is not understandable especially for home users. Use the '-h' ...

The df command provides information on file system usage, but includes quite a few options. This post examines the differences and makes some suggestions about when you should use which of the two ...

One essential skill that system administrators need is to maintain the health of both online and offline systems. This is especially important on production servers where downtime or problems can ...

Linux is an ocean of different kinds of file systems. Some distributions ship Ext4 as the default file system, while distributions like RedHat stick with an XFS. Besides Ext4 and XFS, there are around ...

An ISO image file is an archive of files and directories compressed using the ISO 9660 format. It is suitable for writing CD or DVD discs, sector by sector. When you download an operating system or ...