These are called "wildcards," and they can make your life in the Linux terminal much easier. Wildcard characters, also known ...

If you have trouble finding files in your Linux distribution, there's a built-in command line tool that makes your job much easier.

Type "Terminal" in the Launcher search bar in the Ubuntu Unity interface. If you are using another Linux distribution, click on the main menu and choose the "Terminal," "Xterm" or "Konsole" option.

Copying and renaming files on Linux is a task that can be done from within a GUI, but sometimes you just want the speed and simplicity of doing it from the terminal window. Here's how.