When you type commands in the terminal, that’s **standard input**. When you run the command, the results typically go to **standard output**. This input/output model allows you to chain commands ...

Here are some native commands available when you work in a Unix terminal (or a Bash emulator). These commands are useful when you have a task in front of you that's suited to a fast, oneoff solution.

GUIs are great—we wouldn’t want to live without them. But if you’re a Mac or Linux user and you want to get the most out of your operating system (and your keystrokes), you owe it to yourself to get ...

When a question like “How can a bash script tell you where it’s located?” pops into your head, it seems like it ought to be a very easy question to answer. We’ve got commands like pwd, but … pwd tells ...