Linux Commands
A command that works in one terminal can fail in another because the working directory differs. Establish the actual path before reading or changing files.
IT Support Guides1 min read
Read article : Navigate Linux paths with pwd and ls
Linux Commands
A filename extension can be misleading when an upload or log viewer refuses to open a file. Inspect its detected type before choosing a parser.
IT Support Guides1 min read
Read article : Identify an unknown Linux file with file
Linux Commands
Detailed practical guide
Follow only newly appended log lines, recognize rotation behavior and capture a bounded incident excerpt without clearing the application log.
IT Support Guides3 min read
Start practice : Follow a Linux application log with tail
Linux Commands
A matching error line rarely tells the full story. Include nearby lines to see the request, retry and preceding cause without copying an entire log file.
IT Support Guides1 min read
Read article : Search Linux logs with grep and context
Linux Commands
An application may write output to a different directory after a deployment. Search a relevant subtree using time and type filters before expanding the investigation.
IT Support Guides1 min read
Read article : Locate recent files with find
Linux Commands
Detailed practical guide
Distinguish exhausted filesystem blocks from exhausted inodes and identify which mounted filesystem actually contains the failing application path.
IT Support Guides3 min read
Start practice : Distinguish full filesystems from full disks with df
Linux Commands
A server can have free storage bytes and still fail to create a tiny file. Too many small files may have exhausted the filesystem's inode capacity.
IT Support Guides1 min read
Read article : Diagnose inode exhaustion with df -i
Linux Commands
After identifying a full filesystem, locate the directories consuming its space. Keep the scan on the relevant mount to avoid including unrelated attached storage.
IT Support Guides1 min read
Read article : Find growing directories with du
Linux Commands
A large used-memory number is not enough to diagnose a Linux memory problem. The kernel deliberately uses spare RAM for caches that may be reclaimable.
IT Support Guides1 min read
Read article : Read Linux memory pressure with free
Linux Commands
A server slowdown needs a process-level baseline. A sorted snapshot can identify candidates for a closer investigation without immediately interrupting work.
IT Support Guides1 min read
Read article : Find Linux resource consumers with ps
Linux Commands
When a problem comes and goes, a live monitor helps connect the user action with CPU, memory and process behavior. Start a short observation during reproduction.
IT Support Guides1 min read
Read article : Observe a Linux slowdown with top
Linux Commands
A high load average can reflect CPU demand or tasks waiting uninterruptibly, often on I/O. Read it in the context of host capacity and current activity.
IT Support Guides1 min read
Read article : Interpret Linux uptime and load average