Unix commands and tools you just can't live without | Linux Today

Unix commands and tools you just can’t live without

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Sandra Henry-Stocker
Apr 2, 2013

Are you someone who never met a Unix command you didn’t like? OK, maybe not. But are there commands you just can’t imagine living without? Here are some that have made a big difference on my busiest days and those that people I’ve worked with over the years have said are their most important essentials.

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Sandra Henry-Stocker

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