Did you know that Linux makes it easy to create and use hidden files, which means you can easily tuck important documents away from plain sight? Here's how to manage those files.

In this how-to, we will look at how to work with tar archives via the terminal, including two of the most popular compression methods to squeeze every last byte of space.

Select Create, and your zip folder will appear in your list of folders. 2. ... Linux goes through each directory and file in the directory and compresses it.

This will create the new zip file in the current working directory. To unzip a compressed file, right-click it and select Extract Here ( Figure 3 ). Figure 3: Unzipping a file the GUI way in Linux.

Create directory We use ‘mkdir’ (make directory) command to create new directories. If you simply run the mkdir command followed by the name of the new directory, the folder will be created in ...

Every time you create a new file from the contents of your clipboard, the numerical character will change, such as Clipboard-1.txt, Clipboard-2.txt and Clipboard-3.txt.

If you're new to Linux administration, Jack Wallen shows you a skill you'll definitely need to have--creating directories from the command line interface.