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The rsync command is one of the most powerful tools in Linux for efficient file synchronization and transfer. It is widely used by system administrators, developers, and anyone who needs to back up, copy, or mirror data between local and remote systems. rsync works by comparing the files at the source and destination, transferring only […]

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The grep command is one of the most powerful tools in Linux for searching text within files. It stands for “Global Regular Expression Print” and allows users to search for patterns, strings, or keywords within a file or stream of data. Whether you’re a system administrator troubleshooting logs or a developer looking for specific lines […]

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The sed (stream editor) command in Linux is a powerful utility used for parsing and transforming text from input streams or files. It is widely used for tasks like text substitution, insertion, deletion, and complex text manipulations. sed operates line by line, making it ideal for processing large files efficiently. The sed command is an […]

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The Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) is one of the core protocols that enable the functioning of the Internet and private networks. IPv4 is used to assign a unique address to each device connected to a network. An IPv4 address is typically written as four decimal numbers separated by periods (e.g., 192.168.1.1), with each number […]

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The Nmap (Network Mapper) command is one of the most powerful and widely used tools in the Linux environment for network exploration and security auditing. nmap is often used for tasks like discovering hosts and services on a computer network, managing network inventory, and conducting security assessments. This tool can scan a range of IP […]

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