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Bash is the default shell in Ubuntu, and honestly? There’s nothing wrong with it. But if you spend a lot of time in the terminal, it can be worth trying out alternative shells as they often provide ...

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This comprehensive guide covers essential PowerShell information, including features, system requirements, and how Microsoft’s framework extends to task automation and management. PowerShell was ...

Before we see how to run Bash on Ubuntu on Windows, here’s a little bit about Microsoft’s amazing step of integrating user mode Linux and its tools into Windows OS. Who would have thought one would be ...

Jq is a powerful and highly flexible parser program that can stream and filter JSON data out of files and UNIX pipes. This article will teach you the basics of jq, present code examples, as well as ...

The Mac has several third-party package managers for installing additional software. Here's how to use the Nix package manager with macOS. Nix is a package manager that provides container-based ...

The Terminal app in macOS keeps track of recent commands you've used so you can reuse them at a later time. Here's how to clear Terminal's command history. When you type commands and press return in ...