Linux Basics

A dot-file is generally any file whose name begins with a full stop. In Linux it is also called as hidden file. How do I list all dot files in my home directory? You can use the ls command to list all dot files in your current directory:   ls .* Sample outputs: .bash_history .bash_profile .bashrc .lesshst .profile .viminfo .: …

Maldet also known as Linux Malware Detect virus scanner for Linux. Linux Malware Detect (LMD) is a malware scanner for Linux released under the GNU GPLv2 license, that is designed around the threats faced in shared hosted environments. It uses threat data from network edge intrusion detection systems to extract malware that is actively being used in attacks and generates …

Are you looking for crontab on a new install of CentOS 5? Well if you do a custom installation and don’t select anything then it will not be installed by default. In order to install it there just needs to be one package installed. See the below commands to install and setup crontab. Use this command to install crontab, start …

I am a new CentOS Linux server user. How do I change hostname on CentOS Linux? How can I change server hostname on CentOS Linux  6? You need to use the following commands to set or view current hostname, domain name and/or FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name): dnsdomainname command : Display the system’s DNS domain name. hostname command : Show or …

How do I create 1 GB or 10 GB image file instantly with dd command under UNIX / Linux / BSD operating systems using a shell prompt? You can use dd command to create image files for network or file system testing. First, make sure you’ve sufficient disk space to create a image file using dd:   $ df -H …

How do I re-install a package using the yum command under CentOS Linux server? You can use the yum command with the reinstall option. This will reinstall the identical versioned package as currently installed. The syntax is as follows:   yum reinstall packageName yum reinstall packageName1 packageName2 In this example reinstall a package called keepalived, type: # yum reinstall keepalived Sample outputs: Loaded plugins: product-id, rhnplugin, subscription-manager Updating certificate-based …

How do I redirect old ugly urls such as http://example.com/store/view.jsp?product=foo with clean url – http://example.com/store/view/product/foo using nginx reverse proxy? You need to use HttpRewriteModule under nginx web server. This module makes it possible to change URI using regular expressions (PCRE), and to redirect and select configuration depending on variables. The syntax is as follows to chage URI in accordance with …