Modern shells support command-line editing for efficient recall and correction of commands. Command-line editing is more efficient than using the shell's history mechanism. Shells like KornShell, Bash ...

Most people who are getting started with Linux or UNIX today already know how to use graphical WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editors, with heavy use of the mouse, icons and pull-down menus.

There are some nifty tools in PowerToys for everyday users – people scared of the BIOS, even – that can make a real ...

The Linux system comes with a vi clone called Vim. However, this editor can do more than just mimic vi. It has literally hundreds of additional functions, including commands for a help system, ...

The .history file in Linux – whether ~/.bash_history, ~/.zsh_history or ~/.history – provides ways to track and reuse commands that you have recently run. This post suggests how you might make good ...

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 ...