cron command in Linux with Examples

The cron is a software utility, offered by Linux-like operating system which automates the scheduled task at a predetermined time. It is a daemon process, which runs as a background process and performs the specified operations at the predefined time when a certain event or condition is triggered...

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date command in Linux with examples

date command is used to display the system date and time. date command is also used to set date and time of the system. By default the date command displays the date in the time zone on which unix/linux operating system is configured.You must be the super-user (root)...

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basename Command in Linux with examples

basename strips directory information and suffixes from file names i.e. it prints the file name NAME with any leading directory components removed. Using basename command : The basename command can be easily used by simply writing basename followed by the file name or the full pathname. Syntax of...

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SAR command in Linux to monitor system performance

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sar : System Activity Report It can be used to monitor Linux system’s resources like CPU usage, Memory utilization, I/O devices consumption, Network monitoring, Disk usage, process and thread allocation, battery performance, Plug and play devices, Processor performance, file system and more.Linux system Monitoring and analyzing aids understanding...

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