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Modify Hosts File In Windows 10 Tutorial To Add and Change DNS Records

Modify Hosts File In Windows 10 Tutorial To Add and Change DNS Records

DNS makes us name IP addresses into meaningful names. We can name a host with a human-readable name and use this name to access it. DNS management can be done in different ways where DNS servers are the most practical and straightforward way. But the first step before a DNS server to query a DNS … Read more

What Is /etc/hosts File and How To Create and Edit It?

New comers to the Linux generally asks for what is the purpose and usage of the /etc/hosts file. /etc  directory holds system and service related configuration. hosts file is used to store host name or DNS to IP address resolution. It provides easy way to match a host or DNS name with an IP address. List Current … Read more

Linux Bash Directories and Changing Current Working Path

[rps-include post=6835] A simple shell command echo pof tut consist of command itself followed by arguments, separated by spaces. Also more complex command can be created. Generally simple commands are used and after execution exit status is provided by wait pid. $ echo pof tut pof tut Directories and Paths While working with bash we use … Read more

Linux File System and Directories

In this tutorial we will look details about Linux file system and directories. Linux stores binaries, files, images, libraries etc. in the file system for persistence. Ram is cleared between reboots but file system stays same if there is no change made intentionally. Root File System Linux file system hierarchy is leveled. So on the … Read more