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Linux Commands Training Quick Tips - Understand How to Use Linux Directory and File Names - Red Hat

Linux directory and file names are “case sensitive” and can be up to 255 characters in length. To avoid using one of the many (approximately twenty) “illegal” characters, just use the letters a-z, A-Z and the numbers 0-9 for your Linux directory and file names. To make your Linux commands easier to run, you may want to always use lower case letters for directory and file names. Some programs will not work properly with directories and files that contain spaces. Therefore, it is best to avoid using spaces and use the – (dash) or _ (underscore) character instead, if necessary. A – (dash) is often useful in a directory or file name – to make a directory or file name easier to read. A directory or file name can contain a suffix (a.k.a. file extension) at the end of the directory or file name. This is a . (dot) followed by one or more characters, such as “ .o “, “ .ps ” and “ .png “. It can even include another . (...

Running Linux Su and Sudo Commands to Work As Root and Viewing the Linux Root User Home Directory

Example of Using the Linux su Command Run the Linux su command with the dash option, as in “su -” (but not quotes). Then type in the password for the root user and press Enter. If you’re using Ubuntu, see the alternate steps below. Now type in the pwd command and press Enter to see your “path to (current) working directory”. If the su (superuser) command above worked, you should see the directory path of /root which indicates that you are now working as the root user at the Linux command line. Type in exit and press Enter to go back to working as a “regular” user. Example of Using the Linux sudo Command If you’re using Ubuntu or a variation, such as Kubuntu or Edubuntu, then run “sudo -i” (again, without the quotation marks) to start working at the command line prompt as the root user. You will need to type in the password of the first Linux user created on your system (during installation) and press Enter after running the sud...

How to Write a Business Plan For an Online Business Directory

Writing a business plan for an online business directory is as important as writing a business plan for any type of business. A proper plan is essential to making an online directory a success. This will outline the type of business directory you will be running and how you will make it profitable. Below are a number of tips to writing a business plan for an online business directory. 1. The plan should outline your strategies on how you will make the directory a money generator. It will detail how the directory will work and how you will maintain profitability. It will also help you plan for unexpected obstacles, such as if one method of acquiring business listing does not work, how you will modify the strategy to make it more effective. It is important to regularly update your business plan to maintain competitiveness. Create short and long term goals and establish time frames for achieving specific tasks and set goals, such as the number of businesses that will post their listing in...

Link Building - Increase the Number of Backlinks to Your Site With Directory Submission

Directory submission is one of the best ways to get one way back links to your website. Therefore directory submission should always be included in every search engine optimization campaign to improve the link popularity of a website. If you want to achieve a successful seo campaign, it is crucial that you get as many back links as possible from search engine friendly directories. Of all directories, Yahoo, DMOZ and BOTW are the directories that you must submit to. Directory submission is not always expensive – although Yahoo! charges $299 and BOTW charges $239.95 for their directory inclusion, many directories online offer free submission such as DMOZ. Therefore, it is well worth your effort to develop a list of directories that accept free listings. In this way, you can either submit the website yourself, or outsource directory submission to a freelancer by providing him or her with the list. On the Internet, there are general directories and specialist directories. General dir...