Carrying over from yesterday’s examination of the Ubuntu command line, today’s installment of 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux is dedicated to ‘man’ and ‘grep’. These commands wield significant power, and ...

With -w, grep will match “error” but skip things like “errors” or “terror.” The difference can be subtle, but when you’re trying to be precise, it matters a lot. I use this when I’m searching through ...

The man pages on a Linux system can do more than provide information on particular commands. They can help discover commands you didn't realize were available. Man pages provide essential information ...

Read Linux man pages the easy way with GNOME or KDE tools. Skip the terminal - search and scroll man pages in a GUI instead. Save your favorite man pages with handy bookmarks and print options. A man ...

Commands that provide help are essential. Here's a look at some of the help you can get from the Linux system itself. Even after you’ve used Linux for a while, you will still find yourself needing ...