Jack Wallen shows you how to locate files on the Linux directory hierarchy using the find command.

A symlink or "symbolic link" is a Linux file that simply points at another file. If the referenced file is removed, the symlink will remain but not indicate there's a problem until you try to use ...

Some files on a Linux system can appear in more than one location. Follow these instructions to find and identify these "identical twins" and learn why hard links can be so advantageous.

Guys a quick question : How do we find all the process which is using a particular file in Unix or Linux ?

Jack Wallen shows you how to sync files across a network on Linux with a simple command line tool.

Ever had a source package fail to build due to a missing file? If so, apt-file, a tool that searches online repositories for a specific file, may be the answer. Occasionally, when building a package ...

If you need to share or transfer files between Linux machines, you have plenty of options. Here are some you might not have considered.