In Linux, there’s no place like ~/, or $HOME or just home. That’s right, three ways to say the same thing. For new Linux users, this can get confusing. First off ...

How to ensure all new user home directories are created without world-readable permissions in Linux Your email has been sent Out of the box, standard users can view other user's home directory. Here's ...

Navigating through directories is a basic skill in the Linux terminal. The command 'cd' (change directory) lets you move ...

This is a very interesting topic. I've been using Nextcloud for "documents". This works very well; I can access my documents via the web, mobile devices, etc. and also share them with others, etc.

The appeal of self-hosted FOSS tools is high among home lab users, and BorgBackup often ranks among the best open-source ...

Ask any Linux enthusiast, and they’ll tell you how awesome an operating system Linux can be. (Well, except Bryan Lunduke, who will say it sucks before he says it’s awesome.) For the desktop user, the ...

I keep my life in a CVS repository. For the past two years, every file I've created and worked on, every e-mail I've sent or received and every config file I've tweaked have all been checked into my ...

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.