Linux Command to Rename a File or Directory
Standard Linux distributions don't generally come with a rename command. You can install the rename package though. But the standard mv (move) command can be used to rename a file…
Linux Commnad to Search String in Files
For developers, searching a string (text) in files is a everyday requirement. If you are using the Linux graphical user interfaces like GNOME ot KDE etc, then it is very…
How to Implement Periodic and Single Shot Timers in Linux?
In our program, we often need to do some tasks repeatedly with some time interval. We can think of a simple solution of having a loop with the actual task…
What is Secure Copy (SCP)?
Secure Copy (SCP) is a mechanism that allows us to transfer files (or folder) between a local and a remote host or between two remote hosts. It refers to two…
How to Access Linux Directory or Files from Windows
Many times you want to share Linux directories and file and access them from Windows such that you can modify from Windows and that modifications should be reflected directly to…