The first step towards improving a system's security, is discovering the status quo. Lynis, a small command line program helps users do so.

The ntfsprogs toolset lets you manage NTFS resources from the Linux command line.

The Diffutils tool set helps you compare text files, discover and display the differences between files, and even automatically synchronize files.

Developers, LaTeX users, and system administrators can all harness the power of make.

FTP and NcFTP are both FTP clients for the command line. While FTP only has basic file transfer functionality, NcFTP has a whole bunch of additional features.

Do some serious spring cleaning and reorganize your data. The right commands can help you to keep on top of your file and directory management.

A sophisticated system of users and permissions precisely controls who has access to what on Linux. At the command line, you can define ownership with the chmod, chgrp, and chown tools.

Linux consultant Matthias Kettner has just released Version 1.0 of his Waitmax Software. It gives programs a specified time to complete after terminating them.