There are a number of tools that you use to compress files on Linux systems, but they don't all behave the same way or yield the same level of compression. In this post, we compare five of them.

In the world of Unix-based operating systems like Linux, file packaging and compression utilities play a pivotal role. One such utility is the zip command, an effective tool for compressing files to ...

By leveraging these features and commands, you can effectively use Zstandard to manage and compress your files efficiently on Linux systems.

If you really want to see what's happening beneath the hood of your Linux distribution, you need to use log files.

All IT pros and incident handlers have to deal almost daily with log files from various sources. Learn to work more quickly and efficiently to get the best out of CSV files with csvkit on Linux.

Featured text from the download: HOW DO YOU VIEW THOSE LOG FILES? There are two main methods of viewing Linux log files from the command line. The first is static and the second is in real-time.

I want users to go on my website chooses pictures that they like, and compress and dowlnload. However, I want to create a .zip(or other compress) file that can be understandable on Linux and ...

Great for Linux usess. Tar.bzip2: Another great option for Linux users; tar.bzip2 is a bit slower than tar.gz, but will compress files to a smaller size.