I only want to keep the newest, say, 4 of each of the files. I can't write a script that just deletes anything older than a certain time from when it runs, as the files don't have consistent ...

I have PDFs in a directory that I would like to sort based on a portion of their filename. I've come up with a solution (cobbled together from Google searches) that mostly works but am wondering ...

Windows users are spoiled. Linux users can create and run shell scripts too, with a little more effort. Run shell scripts in Linux If you want to create a script and run it in Ubuntu, a few extra ...

These tools enable you to quickly locate files by their content and retrieve the information you need. Whether you prefer the versatility of grep or the combined functionality of find and grep, you ...

Viewing the content of files and examining access permissions and such are very different options. This post examines a number of ways to look at files on Linux.