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These 50-year-old Linux commands still beat modern alternatives

Older commands can still be faster—and more flexible, powerful, and accessible too!

[1986-2026] The Microcomputer Boy and UNIX: 40 Years of Finding Joy in Making Things Run Rather Than Just Using Them

In the 1980s, there was a microcomputer boy who longed for an operating system called UNIX.More than 40 years have passed ...
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Don’t run these 5 Linux commands – here’s why

As Terry Lambert, the developer behind Linux ancestor Unix, once said, “It is not Unix’s job to stop you from shooting your foot. If you so choose to do so, then it is Unix’s job to deliver Mr. Bullet ...

Writing a small Unix shell in C to experience process behavior

I wrote a small Unix shell in C.How are commands like `ls` and `cat`, which we use casually in the terminal, actually ...
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These Linux tools increased my command-line productivity: Here’s how

He has been writing on a variety of Linux topics for over three years, using his knowledge to help his readers learn how to ...