Looking for a quick way to backup your Linux computer? Linux’s BTRFS file system provides a “snapshot” capability that quickly saves the current state of a BTRFS subvolume. Continue reading to learn how to make BTRFS snapshots part of your backup strategy…
After running Arch Linux as my daily driver for 3 years, I noticed my root file system was running low on disk space. Continue reading to learn how I diagnosed and fixed this problem by pruning my pacman cache.

Why is my disk full?
The Linux shell (bash or zsh) provides users tremendous power, but requires a significant amount of typing. This article shows several approaches to changing directories that minimizes typing. Along the way, we will learn about how the Linux shell finds and manages executables and even about tiling window managers.