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A few Linux commands offer different ways to see which users are logging into your Linux servers, how often they log in, and how long they’ve been active or idle.
Directories provide a hierarchical way to organize your files, and you can categorize them to suit your needs.
Aliases provide an easy way to reuse complicated or often-used commands.
Leap years are not quite as regular as we might have believed. A fairly simple Linux script can tell you whether a year will be a leap year or not.
Requiring password changes is a common security practice, and Linux systems admins can use the chage command to view and change password expiration information.
You can use the stat command to view dates and times associated with Linux files, and the date command can do some handy conversions if you’d like to display the current time in the epoch format.
Configuring and managing Linux accounts is fairly easy once you get used to a handful of commands.
Installing and updating the OS, managing user accounts, and looking after security are just a few of the primary responsibilities of a Linux systems administrator.
With the right command, you can do anything from simple math to fairly complex calculations on Linux.
Linux tricks can help you get work done faster, especially when they're easy. Here are some ways to find files, reuse prior commands, stop processes and more.