Using Xargs | Superuse your Terminal

Xargs is one of the really useful Linux commands that every one should know about. It is a great command that simplifies your task at hand and overall, a  great command to  have in your arsenal. And, its quite simple to use.

So, What is xargs?

Xargs is a command that helps you run a command on a series of things in order.  The easiest way to understand this is by looking at an example. Before, that here is the typical command structure when you use xargs.

<Some Input generator> | ... | xargs <command to run>

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Bash Keyboard Shortcuts | ReadLine Tips

Read Line is a editor every body uses but no one knows about. If you have used Linux for anything before, you have used ReadLine. Doesn't ring any bells? Well, that is because, not a lot of people call it that. It is more frequently termed as the "Bash Prompt" or something along those lines.

dsp@freblogg:$ |

So, this prompt you see every time you open a terminal, has got a name. Its called ReadLine. A really lax name, isn't it?  No wonder it didn't catch on.

So anyway, here are a few keyboard shortcuts to help you type efficiently in ReadLine and become a Con-fu master!

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How to use Aliases in Linux | Superuse your Terminal

Well, let’s face it, Linux is cool. Using Linux makes you look cool. But, for new users, may be not so much. Typing those long  commands can be a little intimidating and may even scare them off.
Wouldn’t it be awesome if there was a way, so that you won’t have to type long commands? Or even better, to create your own new commands by which you can do a lot of stuff?
You are in luck, because Aliases help you with that and much more. 

What are Aliases anyway? 
Alias, as the name suggests is an alternate form of a previously existing command(s). So basically you are creating your own custom command with which you can do a lot of functions.
Enough with the definitions, let’s see an example.
Say you want to go to the Desktop folder. You would have to do something like this,

 [dsp@freblogg]$:~ cd /home/dsp/Desktop

How about instead of  typing all that, you just say desk like this and it takes you to Desktop?

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