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How to Limit curl Request Time

It’s often better to fail quickly than to keep on waiting in the hope of success.

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Track Network Connections in Linux With pktstat

What is your Linux computer sending, and where? Find out with pkstat.

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How to Run a Program Periodically Using the Watch Command on Linux

If you find yourself running the same command again and again, there may be a better way.

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How to Use the man Command in Linux

Want to learn how to use the man command to get command-line help on Linux? Here's a primer.

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How to Generate Custom Wordlists on Kali Linux With crunch

Plan and carry out effective brute-force attacks by generating custom wordlists with crunch on Kali Linux.

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5 Ways to Check Your NIC Speed on Linux

Your internet speed also depends on the speed of your network interface controller (NIC). Here are a few ways to check your NIC speed on Linux.

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5 Essential Tools to Remember Linux Commands

With these helpful tools by your side, searching for the correct Linux command to do something becomes a cinch.

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4 Ways to Check Whether cron Is Working on Linux

cron is a job scheduler and process automation utility for Linux. Here's how you can check if cron is working properly on your system.

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How to Manage Packages in openSUSE With Zypper

openSUSE ships with Zypper, a command-line package management tool that works with RPM packages. Here's how to use it.

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How to Create and Remove Directories in the Linux Terminal

You can create folders in Linux using a graphical file manger just like on Windows and macOS. But if you prefer to use the command line, you can!

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How to Update and Upgrade Linux on Your Chromebook

Once you've set up a Linux environment on your Chromebook, it's recommended that you update and upgrade the installed Linux packages.

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How to Save Command Line Output to File on Windows, Mac, and Linux

Saving the output of a command to a file is helpful if you're trying to diagnose a problem, and it's super easy to do.

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What Is the Linux unzip Command?

Need help extracting a ZIP archive on Linux? Here's how you can unzip a ZIP file, both graphically and using the command line.

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How to Use the Equivalent of the "ls" Command in Windows

Linux users have a wide range of commands under their belt, but not all of them work in Windows. Fortunately, the "ls" command is an exception to this

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The 5 Best Linux Tools for Directory Bursting

Looking for free-to-use tools to enumerate hidden directories and files on a web server? Here are the best Linux tools for directory bursting.

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How to Monitor Network Usage for Processes on Linux

Want to view the network usage for all currently active processes on your Linux PC? It's easy with these open-source tools.

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service vs. systemctl in Linux: What Are the Differences?

If you want to know more about init systems, it's important to first understand the systemctl and service commands and their underlying differences.

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5 Ways to Remove Installed Packages on Ubuntu

If you wish to uninstall a package or app on Ubuntu, use one of these five methods, depending on how you installed the package in the first place.

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How to Use atop to View Active Processes on Linux

By default, top and htop show all the processes on a Linux system. If you only want to view currently active Linux processes, check out atop.

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How to Connect to Wi-Fi Through the Linux Terminal With Nmcli

Connecting to Wi-Fi using the nmcli command is rather easy on Linux, with or without a graphical interface.

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