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In-Depth Series: Linux in the Shell

  • Number of episodes: 33
  • Open/closed: open
  • Date of earliest show: 2012-02-15
  • Date of latest show: 2013-06-19
  • Series RSS feeds: ogg, spx, mp3
Linux In The Shell aims to explore the use of many commands a user can run in the Bash Shell. Tutorials include a write up with examples, an audio component about the write up, and a video component to demonstrate the usage of the command.
The website is https://www.linuxintheshell.com/

hpr1273 :: LiTS 032: cat hosted by Dann

2013-06-19. 00:09:26. Explicit.
concatenate, cat.

Concatenate files and print on the standard output with the cat command

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hpr1262 :: LiTS 031: who hosted by Dann

2013-06-04. 00:17:22. Explicit.
who.

Show who is logged on with the who command

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hpr1253 :: LiTS 030: vmstat hosted by Dann

2013-05-22. 00:28:43. Explicit.
vmstat, virtual memory.

Report virtual memory statistics with the vmstat command

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hpr1244 :: LiTS 029: ab - apache benchmark. hosted by Dann

2013-05-09. 00:29:50. Explicit.
apache, http, benchmark, ab.

Apache HTTP server benchmarking tool: ab

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hpr1232 :: LiTS 028: extended attributes hosted by Dann

2013-04-23. 00:24:50. Explicit.
extended attributes, lsattr, chattr.

List and change extended file attributes with lsattr and chattr

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hpr1222 :: LiTS 027: mathematical commands hosted by Dann

2013-04-09. 00:21:17. Explicit.
factor, primes, seq, arithmetic.

Episode 27 of Linux in the Shell continues on with looking at some mathematical commands

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hpr1213 :: LiTS 026: units hosted by Dann

2013-03-27. 00:16:23. Explicit.
units.

Unit conversion and calculation program: units

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hpr1202 :: LiTS 025: bc hosted by Dann

2013-03-12. 00:20:29. Explicit.
bc, calculator.

An arbitrary precision calculator language: bc

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hpr1192 :: LiTS 024: time and /usr/bin/time hosted by Dann

2013-02-26. 00:16:27. Explicit.
time.

Run programs and summarize system resource usage with the time command

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hpr1182 :: LiTS 023: Date hosted by Dann

2013-02-12. 00:24:03. Explicit.
date.

Print or set the system date and time with the date command

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hpr1172 :: LiTS 022: Sort hosted by Dann

2013-01-29. 00:15:30. Explicit.
sort.

Sort lines of text files with the sort command

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hpr1162 :: LiTS 021: killall hosted by Dann

2013-01-15. 00:16:57. Explicit.
kill, killall, process.

Kill processes by name with the killall command

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hpr1142 :: LiTS 020: pgrep and pkill hosted by Dann

2012-12-18. 00:28:10. Explicit.
pgrep, pkill, process.

Look up or signal processes based on name and other attributes with pgrep and pkill

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hpr1132 :: LiTS 019: Kill the worms! hosted by Dann

2012-12-04. 00:21:23. Explicit.
kill, process.

Send a signal to a process with the kill command

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hpr1122 :: LiTS 018: ln hosted by Dann

2012-11-20. 00:25:17. Explicit.
ln, hard link, soft link.

Make links between files with the ln command

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hpr1112 :: LiTS 017: split hosted by Dann

2012-11-06. 00:24:23. Explicit.
split.

Split a file into pieces with the split command

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hpr1082 :: LiTS 016: top pt 4: Alternate Windows hosted by Dann

2012-09-25. 00:19:38. Explicit.
top.

Part 4 of the top command

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hpr1072 :: LiTS 015: top part 3 - Control Top hosted by Dann

2012-09-11. 00:26:58. Explicit.
top.

Part 3 of the top command

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hpr1062 :: LiTS 014: The Bottom of Top, top pt 2 hosted by Dann

2012-08-28. 00:36:43. Explicit.
top.

Part 2 of the top command

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hpr1052 :: LiTS 013: Top of Top hosted by Dann

2012-08-14. 00:23:50. Explicit.
top.

Part 1 of the top command

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hpr1042 :: LiTS 012: tail hosted by Dann

2012-07-31. 00:15:52. Explicit.
tail.

Output the last part of files with the tail command

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hpr1032 :: LiTS 011: du - disk usage hosted by Dann

2012-07-17. 00:23:11. Explicit.
disk usage, du.

Summarise file space usage with the du command

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hpr1022 :: LiTS 010: df - Exploring Disk Filesystem Usage hosted by Dann

2012-07-03. 00:17:55. Explicit.
df.

Report file system disk space usage with the df command

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hpr1012 :: LiTS 009: w command and linux load averages hosted by Dann

2012-06-18. 00:16:45. Explicit.
load average, w command.

Show who is logged on and what they are doing with the w command

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hpr1002 :: LiTS 008: free: Understanding Linux Memory Usage hosted by Dann

2012-06-05. 00:14:13. Explicit.
free, memory.

The free command and memory usage

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hpr992 :: LiTS 007: Chmod and Unix Permissions. hosted by Dann

2012-05-22. 00:22:21. Explicit.
permissions, chmod.

Change file and directory access permissions with the chmod command

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hpr982 :: LiTS 006: pmount hosted by Dann

2012-05-08. 00:14:42. Explicit.
mount, pmount.

Mount devices with the pmount command

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hpr972 :: LiTS 005: wc hosted by Dann

2012-04-24. 00:08:58. Explicit.
wc.

Print newline, word, and byte counts for files with the wc command

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hpr962 :: LiTS 004: paste hosted by Dann

2012-04-10. 00:08:56. Explicit.
paste.

Merge lines of files with the paste command

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hpr953 :: LiTS 003: cut hosted by Dann

2012-03-28. 00:11:31. Explicit.
cut.

Using the cut command

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hpr944 :: LITS 002: tr hosted by Dann

2012-03-14. 00:17:08. Explicit.
translate, transliterate, tr.

Translating or transliteration with the tr command

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hpr934 :: LiTS 001: qrencode hosted by Dann

2012-02-29. 00:14:39. Explicit.
QR code, qrencode.

QR codes and the qrencode command

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hpr924 :: LiTS 000: redirection hosted by Dann

2012-02-15. 00:16:44. Explicit.
redirection.

Redirection: what it is and how to use it

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