Have a quick question that I think the powers of Ars can solve. I have an existing linux log parsing script that is working fine but I want to add new functionality to it. Given the following 2 log ...

I once asked a software developer at work how many times we called fork() in our code. I’ll admit, it was a very large project, but I expected the answer to be — at most — two digits. The developer ...

The grep command can search for and list Linux files based on strings you are looking for and add the context of surrounding text. The grep command can help you find Linux files containing the string ...

In the example below, we can see how grep selects from a list of bugs all those that start with “bee” and then all those for which the third letter is an “a”. This is pretty basic when it comes to ...

If you consider yourself a good cook, you may or may not know how to make a souffle or baklava. But there are certain things you probably do know how to do that form the basis of many recipes. For ...

Carrying over from yesterday’s examination of the Ubuntu command line, today’s installment of 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux is dedicated to ‘man’ and ‘grep’. These commands wield significant power, and ...

10 ways to use grep to search files in Linux Your email has been sent The grep command is a powerful tool for searching for files or information. Learn some strategies for using it effectively.

Ooooh, great article to wake up to. I find the following alias commands, which I set system wide in /etc/profile.d/custom.sh, on my primary file server and anything ...