I have a fairly clear idea of what I'm trying to do, but not of the syntax needed to do it. I have a short shell script that I've used for a while to run software updates via ARD. It simply verifies ...

(The below post is brought to you from years of being irritated by other programmers' quirky command line syntax, and my acknowledgement that for many small apps, doing it "right" can take up way too ...

One of the nice things about the Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment is that it includes a GUI that's sufficient for performing most administrative tasks. Even so, most administrators eventually ...

These alternatives have replaced several default commands for me.

Before we see how to send command output to a text file in Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Terminal, let us see how the command runs. When you enter a command and hit enter, its output will get ...

If you've got a smartphone in your pocket, chances are you've got a digital assistant in there too (or you will very soon). For all her smarts, though, Siri can't help much when you hunker down in ...

The Windows Command Prompt certainly isn't the most friendly terminal around, and if you're coming from a UNIX background, it can feel like moving from a Ferrari to Fred Flintstone's car. Luckily, ...

On Windows, when I want a command line, I can choose between the native PowerShell or install the Windows Subsystem for Linux. I prefer the latter when I'm on Windows. Here's why I reach for a Linux ...