ZDNET's key takeaways QuickDAV is a user-friendly app to share files and folders.QuickDAV allows you to upload, download, and ...

File counting in a directory is a common task that many users might need to perform. It could be for administrative purposes, understanding disk usage, or organizing files in a systematic manner.

Managing directories on Linux is easy, but the process gets more complex when you need to create, empty or remove large, complex directory structures. This post will take you from the most basic ...

That sequence of strange symbols on the Bash command line must mean something, right? We're breaking down special characters ...

Much to the chagrin of those who would like to malign the Linux operating system, it's actually quite easy to use. Thanks to modern GUI desktop environments and applications, anyone can jump into the ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The usermod command is short for user modification, and, as the name implies, allows you to modify various aspects of a user account. For a Linux ...

First step is to identify your software requirements, says Bob Matsuoka, founder, president and CEO of RunTime Technologies, a Web-tools ISV. "This means looking carefully at all of your servers, ...

In the world of Linux, the sort command is a powerful tool that enables you to efficiently sort and organize data in various ways. Whether you're dealing with simple text files or complex datasets, ...

The Linux comm command makes it easy to compare a couple text files and determine if they both contain the same lines -- whether the file contents are sorted or not. The comm command on Linux systems ...

A standards effort is Linux's answer to avoiding some of the fragmentation that split Unix into several incompatible versions. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

I am considered emptying my parts closet and creating a home file server, with the main goal being using it to conduct my daily incremental backups to, store all of the family photos/videos in a ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Oracle Corp. on Wednesday made its boldest move yet into Linux software, offering cheaper technical support than top Linux distributor Red Hat in a surprise bid to ...