You can run a series of Linux commands to copy multiple files to a folder or copy a single file to multiple folders, but you can save time and trouble by using xargs, loops and scripts. Using a series ...

You need to package up a bunch of files, send them somewhere, and do something with them at the destination. It isn’t an uncommon scenario. The obvious answer is to create an archive — a zip or tar ...

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I'm just going to put this here in the hopes that it helps someone else... I've been mucking about with some system-type config files, and wanted a way to quickly make a backup of the file as it is ...

In this post I'll show you how to create a self extracting bash script to automate the installation of files on your system. This script requires coreutils (for cat, tail), awk, gzip, tar and bash.

Jack Wallen continues his Linux 101 series, with an introduction on how to copy files and directories from the command line. Are you new to Linux? If so, you’ve probably found the command line can be ...

Attaching a remote drive or directory on a Windows box is called “drive mapping” though the process is essentially the same as what we call mounting in the Unix world. While I rarely spend any ...