The Linux command line can seem impenetrable, with arcane instructions and a focus on text interfaces. Fortunately, there are plenty of resources and tools to help you get started.

Using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), you can launch Linux applications directly in a Windows 10 command prompt or PowerShell prompt.

How to use the expr, factor, jot, and bc commands to do math calculations on Linux systems.

Here are some warm-up exercises for anyone just starting to use the Linux command line. Warning: It can be addictive.

Having the ability to Google from the command line can be an efficient way to look up something on Linux. Jack Wallen shows you how with the help of Googler.

Having issues in Linux? These commands can help you get to the bottom of them.

Are you doing too much typing in your daily Linux work? Find it difficult to remember complex commands? You'll want to use Linux aliases. Find out how they work and see some useful examples.

These are called "wildcards," and they can make your life in the Linux terminal much easier. Wildcard characters, also known ...

Is your Linux server running out of storage space? If you're not sure how to find that out, these three commands are important to learn.

One of my favorite utilities on the Linux command-line, and block storage is one of my favorite features on Linode's platform, so in this article I get to combine both of these together - because what ...

Need help accessing your files without a web browser? Linux has a few solutions you can access right from the command line.

The zip command comes with a variety of command-line options that extend its functionality: Exclude specific files from compression (-x): If you want to exclude certain files from being compressed, ...