There are instances when a GUI file manager just won't work. When I run into those situations, I have several terminal-based options.

If it isn't encrypted by default, I don’t want it anywhere near my terminal.

Soon after the U.S. Department of Justice released a batch of documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in late December 2025, social media users claimed the text hidden by redactions ...

File Stacker groups files with specified extensions by their creation time within a configurable tolerance window. Files created within the tolerance period are grouped together and copied into ...

The tree command is perfect for viewing your entire directory structure at a glance. It shows folders and files in a clear, tree-like layout right in the terminal. You can control how deep it goes, ...

When it comes to transferring files over a secure network, the scp command can be very useful. It stands for Secure Copy Protocol and transfers files and directories between two systems over SSH ...

Managing files efficiently often requires more than just navigating through folders. Whether you’re preparing documentation, organizing data, or setting up batch processing, quickly compiling a list ...

It has failed over and over again continuously at copying a file to a folder within the project directory. : First, I'll create the backup. I will run mkdir backup to create the directory and then ...

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