Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart of the Linux kernel and the file system. A computer file system is a ...

There are a number of Linux commands that will display file system types along with the file system names, mount points and such. Some will also display sizes and available disk space. The df command ...

Despite those limitations, Btrfs snapshots remain one of the best features I’ve adopted on Linux. They let me recover from mistakes and failed updates in seconds, something that no traditional backup ...

Linux system calls never change. What, never? Hardly ever. One of the fundamental principles of Linux kernel development is that user-space interfaces are set in stone. Once an API has been made ...

Let's explore some cool and useful things you can do directly in the terminal without diving too deep into its complexity.