grep command example

/etc/group file format

May 28,93

The group membership in Linux is controlled through the /etc/group file. This is a simple text file that contains a …

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/etc/shadow file format

May 28,93

Most modern Linux distributions use the /etc/shadow file to store encrypted password data. Passwords are stored using a hash (a one-way type …

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/etc/passwd file format

May 28,93

Linux stores most account features in the /etc/passwd file. It is a text-based file with with seven fields for each …

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Search for text strings using grep

May 27,93

The grep tool is used to locates files by scanning their content. You can search a single file or a whole …

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