Command Line Shortcuts
Published February 5, 2021
Learn some handy command-line shortcuts to speed up your workflow
Harness the Combinatoric Power of Command-Line Tools and Utilities
Videos
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Editing Files You Don't Own with sudo
Published February 4, 2021
A couple of tricks to change files you don’t own.
Saving Output to Files
Published February 2, 2021
Redirecting the output of programs to files.
Looking Up Domains
Published February 6, 2019
Use host, dig, and whois to look up information about domain names.
Fixing Mistakes
Published January 28, 2019
Typos happen. Fix them with these two tricks.
The Cal Command
Published January 27, 2019
Display a quick calendar from your command line.
Dates with the Date Command
Published January 26, 2019
Explore the date command. Format dates and find dates in the future and in the past.
Making Directory Structures
Published January 23, 2019
Use the mkdir command and brace expansion to create a complex directory structure in a single command.
Three Ways to Create Files
Published January 21, 2019
Explore three ways to create files using the CLI