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4 Interesting and Unusual Linux Shells

As a Linux user, you probably run commands in your terminal using one of two shells: bash or zsh. Maybe you’ve heard of their ...
Network World

10 Unix commands every Mac and Linux user should know

GUIs are great—we wouldn’t want to live without them. But if you’re a Mac or Linux user and you want to get the most out of your operating system (and your keystrokes), you owe it to yourself to get ...
Network World

‘Stop piping cats’ and 9 less amusing UNIX tips

Don’t ask me why I read “Learn 10 good UNIX usage habits” by author/consultant Michael Stutz, but I did. And even not knowing the first thing about UNIX command lines, I can tell you that the article ...
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15 Special Characters You Need to Know for Bash

That sequence of strange symbols on the Bash command line must mean something, right? We're breaking down special characters ...
Engadget

Betty helps you conquer the console by translating English to Unix commands

If you've got a smartphone in your pocket, chances are you've got a digital assistant in there too (or you will very soon). For all her smarts, though, Siri can't help much when you hunker down in ...
Lifehacker

Pipy for Windows Launches Apps, Searches Files, and Pipes Output from One Command to Another

Windows: Pipy is an application launcher that combines the best elements of apps like Launchy with command-line features from Unix-based systems that you may be missing on your Windows PC. Pipy does ...