The tr command is useful for removing unnecessary characters from Windows files when converting to Unix format. Remove carriage return and Ctrl-Z characters from a Windows file: ...

I've already listed what I believe are the 5 Linux commands every user should learn, all of which are also related to file and folder management. The list, however, doesn't end there.

Need help accessing your files without a web browser? Linux has a few solutions you can access right from the command line.

Learning to download and unzip files without leaving the terminal changed my work. It’s faster, keeps me focused, and works the same across every Linux system I use.

Linux commands can provide details on files and show options for customizing file listings, but can also reach as deeply into a file system as you care to look.

A series of commands ranging from simple to fairly complex will help you count lines, words or individual characters on the Linux command line.