One of the most common arguments against Linux as a whole is that it’s an operating system that relies heavily on the command-line, and thus it’s not for the novice user. Years ago, I wouldn’t have ...

TechRepublic's 10 Things blog posts 10 shortcut ideas for Linux users (and Terminal-friendly OS X hackers) to make the terminal a friendlier, faster place to work. To use them, open up the .bashrc ...

Setting up the most useful aliases on Linux is a mix of what's otherwise annoying to enter, hard to remember or typed way too often. Used frequently, bash aliases can make working on the Linux command ...

I’ve undoubtedly said this before, but the most effective aliases on Linux are those that save you a lot of time or help you avoid typing errors – especially those errors that might cause problems on ...