You’d think the Command Prompt would be long-gone after 30 years of Windows’ graphical interface, but it’s not, and there’s a good reason why. Though many of its duties have been replaced by icons or ...

The command line interface is a throwback to a more basic age of computing. Before mouse pointers and application windows and desktop wallpaper, you would interact with your computer through simple ...

How do you write great code? By being efficient. If you want to create something awesome, you’ll have to eliminate the time dumps that slow you down. With just a few tricks, you can speed up your work ...

Moving from Windows to Linux? Here are the networking commands to use instead—plus a WSL bonus.

Linux tricks can help you get work done faster, especially when they're easy. Here are some ways to find files, reuse prior commands, stop processes and more. In this post, we’ll take a look at a ...

Last week, Google rolled out a fun new feature that lets users interact with Google Apps via command line. Naturally, our friends at LifeHacker geeked out with it over the weekend and found these 5 ...

I remember the first time a friend of mine introduced me to Linux and showed me how I didn't need to type commands and path names fully—I could just start typing and use the Tab key to complete the ...

The Linux command line allows you to get a lot of work done – especially when you learn enough “tricks” to make it interesting and productive. The expression “Linux tricks” refers to the many ways ...