A homework problem in one of my CS classes had us recreate the tree command from linux only using readdir(), opendir(), and closedir() syscalls for directory traversal. I decided to make it again but ...

tree The tree command in Linux is used to display the contents of a directory in a tree-like format. It recursively lists all files and directories in the specified directory.

The ps command that we all use to list processes has some interesting options that many of us never take advantage of. While the commonly used ps -ef provides a complete listing of running processes, ...

Viewing the content of files and examining access permissions and such are very different options. This post examines a number of ways to look at files on Linux. There are a number of ways to view ...

File counting in a directory is a common task that many users might need to perform. It could be for administrative purposes, understanding disk usage, or organizing files in a systematic manner.