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ActiveState Tcl/Expect Created: Sunday, May 20, 2012 Updated: Sunday, May 20, 2012
Introduction to ActiveState Expect, a free and open source software package for automating tasks involving interactive programs.
PuTTY - Remote Terminal Created: Saturday, May 12, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 12, 2012
Review of PuTTY, a free and open source software package for connecting to a remote Linux system and working over the Internet.
How to Use the Kill Command on Linux Video Created: Friday, May 11, 2012 Updated: Friday, May 11, 2012
The kill command is an easy way to shut down processes you might not have known were running on your computer. This About.com video will explain how to use the kill command in Linux.
How to Use the Is Command on Linux Video Created: Friday, May 11, 2012 Updated: Friday, May 11, 2012
The ls command in Linux is really useful for looking at lists of the programs and files on your computer. This Linux video from About.com will show you how to use the ls command.
How to Use the Unzip Command in Linux Video Created: Friday, May 11, 2012 Updated: Friday, May 11, 2012
The unzip command in Linux is a useful tool for opening and sorting through archives on your computer. This video from About.com will explain how to use the unzip command in Linux.
Arithmetic in Bash Created: Monday, April 23, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
How to do arithmetic in Bash
How to Use the Zip Command in Linux Video Created: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The zip command in Linux is a convenient way of archiving files and saving space on your hard drive. This video form About.com will explain exactly how to use the zip command in Linux.
How to Use the ps Command on Linux Video Created: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The
Content Management Systems Created: Monday, April 09, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 09, 2012
Open source software to write and manage content for the web
How to Use the Find Command in Linux Video Created: Monday, April 09, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 09, 2012
The find command is a great way to navigate through your hard drive with Linux. This video from About.com will explain how to use the find command in Linux.
How to Use the gzip Command on Linux Video Created: Monday, April 09, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 09, 2012
The gzip command in Linux is a useful one if you need to compress files and create space on your hard drive. This video from About.com will explain how to use the gzip command in Linux.
Computer Process Created: Thursday, March 29, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
What is a Linux process?
Terminate Processes with ps and kill Created: Saturday, March 31, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
How to clean out unwanted processes
The Linux / Unix Command: expect Created: Monday, March 12, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Instructions and examples for using the command expect
The VLC Media Player Created: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Instructions and examples for using the VLC Media Player
How to Write grep Queries Created: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 Updated: Saturday, February 11, 2012
How to Write grep Queries
VJ Tools for Real-Time Audio-Visual Entertainment Created: Saturday, January 28, 2012 Updated: Sunday, January 29, 2012
Linux software for conducting live synchronized music-video performances
How to Rename Files Systematically Created: Sunday, January 16, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Examples and explanations of how to flexibly rename a large number of files
How to Write Regular Expressions for Pattern Matching Created: Monday, January 16, 2012 Updated: Monday, January 16, 2012
Instructions and examples for pattern matching using regular expressions
How to write awk commands and scripts Created: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Updated: Saturday, January 07, 2012
Instructions and examples for writing awk statements in a bash shell
VNC Remote Desktop on Linux Created: Monday, December 19, 2011 Updated: Monday, December 19, 2011
Instructions and examples for using the VNC remote desktop functionality on Linux
The Linux Screen Remote Terminal Window Manager Created: Saturday, November 26, 2011 Updated: Sunday, November 27, 2011
Instructions and examples for using the GNU/Linux
Bash If Statement (Conditionals) Created: Saturday, November 26, 2011 Updated: Saturday, November 26, 2011
Instructions and examples for writing IF-statements in a Bash shell script
Terminal and X-Server Utility to Access Linux Systems Created: Thursday, October 27, 2011 Updated: Sunday, October 30, 2011
Introduction to the MobaXterm Remote Access Utility
How to pass arguments to a Bash-script Created: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Updated: Monday, October 24, 2011
Instructions and examples for writing WHILE-loops in a bash shell
How to write bash FOR-loops Created: Saturday, September 03, 2011 Updated: Monday, September 26, 2011
Instructions and examples for writing FOR-loops in a bash shell
How to write bash WHILE-loops Created: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Updated: Monday, September 26, 2011
Instructions and examples for writing WHILE-loops in a bash shell
Example uses of the Linux shell Command "apropos" Created: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Examples of typical uses of the command apropos
apropos - Linux Command - Unix Command Created: Friday, August 06, 2004 Updated: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Linux / Unix Command Library: apropos. Learn about its synopsis, description, options, and examples.
Example uses of the command awk Created: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Examples of typical uses of the command awk
Example uses of the Linux shell Command "curl" Created: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Examples of typical uses of the command curl
Example uses of the Linux shell Command "more" Created: Friday, July 29, 2011 Updated: Friday, July 29, 2011
Examples of typical uses of the command more

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