Must-know Linux commands, run Podman on Windows, and more tips for sysadmins

Check out Enable Sysadmin's top 10 articles from September 2021.

Posted: October 5, 2021 by Vicki Walker (Editorial Team, Red Hat)

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September 2021 was another excellent month for Enable Sysadmin. During the month, we published 23 new articles and received over 789,000 reads from more than 535,500 readers across the site.

Today, we are looking back at our top 10 articles of September to give you a chance to catch up on any of the great content you might have missed. In this list, you will see various topics covered, and we are confident that some, if not all, will be of interest to you.

If these articles leave you feeling inspired, then we would love to hear from you. Send us your article ideas or sysadmin tips to the team at enable-sysadmin@redhat.com.

This month's top 10

3 must-know Linux commands for text manipulation

You may be familiar with grep, sed, and awk, but you may not know everything they can do.

2 Bash commands to change strings in multiple files at once

Search and replace text in several files simultaneously, right from the Linux terminal, to gain efficiency and minimize mistakes.

8 Linux virsh subcommands for managing VMs on the command line

The virsh command provides hundreds of options to manage every aspect of your virtual machines. These are the ones I use the most.

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How to create documents with Bash scripts

Bash "here documents" are a useful way to create uncomplicated YAML and HTML documents, inventory files, and emails.

19 AnsibleFest 2022 presentations for sysadmins

AnsibleFest is back as an in-person event. Check out some of the event's top presentations to help sysadmins automate better.

13 resources for learning to write better Bash code

Whether you're new to writing scripts or you've been using Bash for years, there's always something to learn. Boost your scripting skills with these guides, tutorials, and examples.

How to back up your Linux desktop without rsync

Restic is a fantastic open source backup application that works smoothly with many cloud and local back-end storage systems.

How to create dynamic configuration files using Ansible templates

Ansible templates extend your ability to configure applications quickly and easily. This example uses a template to configure Vim.

How I went through burnout and came out stronger

There are many causes of job burnout. Learning to identify the signals and make changes early is the best way to avoid catastrophic failure.

Topics: Linux Podman Bash

Vicki Walker

Vicki Walker is Managing Editor, Digital Communities, for Red Hat. She has more than 15 years of experience in technology publishing for companies including Red Hat, InformationWeek.com, Dark Reading, SAP, BlackBerry, and Network Computing, for more than 15 years. More about me