I too had this doubt! what are the differences between “tar” and “zip” utilities in Linux. The answer is quit simple rather than the confusion. We all are very familiar about the word (extension) “.tar.gz“, it’s very common when we…
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Exclude a directory or multiple directories while using find command
Is it possible to exclude a directory with find command? Exclude directories while doing running find command? Yep, the command FIND has wide range of options to search what you actually looking for. I have already listed different switches and…
CSF commands for Unix/Linux servers
csf commands. Config Server Firewall is abbreviated as CSF. CSF is the most commonly using firewall application to secure Linux servers. CSF has wide range of options to manage Linux firewall via comman-line and from the control panel. The csf installation…
MySQL tweaking – best practices and tips for SysAdmin
Why MySQL tweaking? We all need fast, reliable and secure environment for our online space. Almost all websites has its own databases to store its data. MySQL is one of the most widely using relational database service to manage user…
How to rename an already existing screen session?
We already discussed different topics on “screen” command in our previous discussions. You can refer to our previous topics for more details on that. 1) Screen command usage 2) How to access attached screen after connection dropped? The screen command…
15+ maldet command switches and options with examples – Linux
Maldet command switches, that’s what we are discussing today in this blog article. The Maldet is a commonly using malware detector for Linux based server. The installation and usage of maldet is quite simple. We have already discussed about the…
Cronjob to delete all emails older than one month from server.
Is there any way to remove old emails automatically from server? Before starting with the cronjob script, we must know the locations where the emails stored in the server. Then we can go to the steps to remove them 😉 Exactly…