Linux File Operations, Remote Sync, and Automated Backups with cron and tar

1. Locating Files with find # Search every directory for a file called nginx.conf find / -type f -name nginx.conf # Limit the search to /etc for faster results find /etc -type f -name nginx.conf # Wildcards: list every .conf file under /etc find /etc -type f -name "*.conf" # Combine wildcard and prefix find /etc -type f -name &quot ...

Posted on Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:24:15 +0000 by BrandonRoy

Batch File Transfer and Command Execution with Shell Scripts

When managing a small number of machines, handling them one by one might be acceptable. However, when dealing with dozens or hundreds of machines, repeating the same commands manually becomes tedious and error-prone. A more efficient approach is to write batch processing shell scripts. This article documents several batch processing scripts, in ...

Posted on Sat, 09 May 2026 18:57:36 +0000 by jimmy patel