Atuin is a steroid for your traditional shell history, using SQLite as a database to record each user-issued command along with additional context like exit status, hostname, session, cwd, etc. It also offers a free public server or the option to self-host to sync your
The default âcommand âhelpâ section and âman commandâ page are quite overwhelming and confusing for beginners and also for professionals when they encounter a totally new command. In such scenarios, the person usually looks for a dedicated article on that particular command-line tool on the
Carbonyl is a Chromium-based terminal browser that can render graphical elements, play audio and video (default set to 60 fps), is less resource-intensive, and can also run through SSH. It bundles all necessary Web APIs, such as WebGL, WebGPU, animations, etc., and is considerably better
At some point, everyone, particularly those in IT, will have to start their cloud journey with one of the many popular providers available, such as AWS, GCP, Azure, and more. AWS was the pioneer in the cloud computing arena, establishing itself as the top player,
SSH, or Secure Shell, is a widely-used protocol for secure remote access to servers and other network devices. It allows users to connect to a remote machine or server using a command-line interface and authenticate using a password or key-based authentication. If you want to
First, letâs talk about the traditional ping command, its shortcomings, and how fping can fill those gaps before discussing the fping command. If you are only interested in knowing about the fping command, then click here. So, letâs begin. Short Intro of Traditional Ping Command
As a sysadmin, when you are working on a remote system or server, multiple users might be accessing the same system via SSH simultaneously. Active users can gently disconnect from the server by issuing the âexitâ command in the terminal once they are done with
The write command in Linux allows two logged-in users to communicate with each other via the terminal in real time until they are on the same network. This command copies the text from one terminal to another, making it possible to send messages or text
By default, all the Linux systems accept standard input from another user connected in the same network using the âwallâ or âwriteâ commands. It is possible due to the terminalâs ability to write messages received from another user on the screen; check out our article
The lastlog command in Linux shows the most recent login of all the users or a specific user by pulling the information from the â/var/log/lastlogâ file. The output is a long format summary of all the userâs account names, ports, IP addresses, and last login
As a system administrator, you may want to look for various information on your workstation or server system, such as how long the system has been running. This way, you can keep track of the system resources and optimize based on your usage. Unfortunately, the
Recently, we wrote a detailed article on how to check a userâs login history in Linux to track user activity for a particular investigation. Unfortunately, the command mentioned in that article canât show the log of a userâs failed login attempt; it only shows the
