/learning-linux

Personal collection of linux related information

Learning Linux

TODO

Commands

  • sysctl
  • less
  • grep
  • ps
  • watch (runs a command periodically, showing the output fullscreen)
  • ln (hard links vs soft links)
  • dd (copies the standard input to the standard output)

Special files

  • /dev/kmsg
  • /dev/null accepts and discards all input; produces no output (always returns an end-of-file indication on a read)
  • /dev/zero accepts and discards all input; produces a continuous stream of NUL (zero value) bytes
  • /dev/full produces a continuous stream of NUL (zero value) bytes when read, and returns a "disk full" message when written to
  • /dev/random and /dev/urandom produce a variable-length stream of pseudo-random numbers.

Other

  • xorg / X11

Useful resources