A software tool that has actually been almost forgotten is currently experiencing an unexpected comeback, albeit in a negative sense. Criminals are increasingly relying on the ancient “finger” command ...

The decades-old "finger" command is making a comeback,, with threat actors using the protocol to retrieve remote commands to execute on Windows devices. In the past, people used the finger command to ...

Here, “Owner” pertains to the file owner who created the file/ directory. “Group” refers to a set of members, and “Others” are everyone else with access to the system. Each of these classes has a ...

With an interface as attractive as Windows 10’s, it is easy to forget that the OS comes with a command line interface as well. You might have forgotten about Command Prompt, but Microsoft hasn’t, and ...

The cut command in Linux is a powerful text-processing utility used to extract specific sections from each line of a file or from piped input. It does not alter the original file but simply reads the ...

Ubuntu 24.04.x LTS (Noble Numbat) - runs on all of CSIL workstations, and all MPCS workstations. - exception: workstations in SRYE 3024 and SRYE 4024 run Windows only since Fall 2025. Please read ...

The top command is one of the most useful commands for getting a quick glimpse into how your Unix server is performing. The Linux top command has been around since 1984, helping Linux admins gauge ...

The diff, comm, cmp, and colordiff commands are among the many ways to compare text files on a Linux system. There are numerous ways to compare text files on a Linux system from the command line. This ...

A Datadog Agent specifically designed for Unix-based systems. Note: This agent has been designed with portability in mind but has only been tested at the time of this writing on AIX. If you have any ...