Get started with Bash, Unix pipes, directory navigation, sudo, Nano, and other command-line essentials ...

This series of posts will help Linux/Unix newbies to feel comfortable on the command line.

If you're already using the Unix-like Cygwin, it's an easy hack to embed Cygwin's commands into your standard Windows comand prompt; if not, it might be worth checking out the free download.

Other useful commands to run in a DOS command window are “at” which reports any at jobs and schtasks (Windows XP, Vista). Windows at jobs are similar to at jobs on Unix systems.

Learn how to capture the output of certain Unix commands to the clipboard.

Unix commands for managing HFS+ compression in OS X A couple of days ago we discussed some problems that could arise with sizing files with HFS compression.

Last week’s column introduced NTP, the Network Time Protocol and the concept of highly accurate timekeeping. While numerous commands exist to help system administrators maintain fairly accurate ...

Terminal provides a command line interface to control the UNIX-based operating system that lurks below macOS (or Mac OS X). Here’s everything you need to know about Terminal, and what it can do ...