select is a system call and application programming interface (API) in Unix-like and POSIX-compliant operating systems for examining the status of file...
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When a text file with a shebang is used as if it were an executable in a Unix-like operating system, the program loader mechanism parses the rest of the...
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equipment manufacturer Select (aperitif), an Italian aperitif Select (SQL), a keyword in SQL select (Unix), a system call (in sys/select.h or unistd.h) for...
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1970, the Unix epoch. For example, at midnight on 1 January 2010, Unix time was 1262304000. Unix time originated as the system time of Unix operating...
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Research Unix refers to the early versions of the Unix operating system for DEC PDP-7, PDP-11, VAX and Interdata 7/32 and 8/32 computers, developed in...
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List of POSIX commands (redirect from List of Unix utilities)
which is part of the Single UNIX Specification (SUS). These commands are implemented in many shells on modern Unix, Unix-like and other operating systems...
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input/output events from a single event loop, with system calls like poll and select (Unix). Multiple variable bit rate digital bit streams may be transferred efficiently...
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developed for Unix-like operating systems. It is designed as a 100% free alternative for the Bourne shell sh and other proprietary Unix shells. Bash has...
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disk-based storage was the ubiquitous mass storage technology. The Single Unix Specification (SUS) specifies that space is reported in blocks of 512 bytes...
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executing in the same Unix or Unix-like operating system. The name Unix domain socket refers to the domain argument value AF_UNIX that is passed to the...
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Single UNIX Specification (SUS) is a standard for computer operating systems, compliance with which is required to qualify for using the "UNIX" trademark...
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GNU (redirect from GNU's Not Unix)
for "GNU's Not Unix!", chosen because GNU's design is Unix-like, but differs from Unix by being free software and containing no Unix code. Stallman chose...
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wc (short for word count) is a command in Unix, Plan 9, Inferno, and Unix-like operating systems. The program reads either standard input or a list of...
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UUCP (redirect from Unix to Unix Copy Protocol)
UUCP (Unix-to-Unix Copy) is a suite of computer programs and protocols allowing remote execution of commands and transfer of files, email and netnews between...
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Daemon (computing) (redirect from Unix daemon)
computing systems, the term daemon is used almost exclusively in the context of Unix-based systems. In other contexts, different terms are used for the same concept...
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(PC architecture) Integer (computer science) kqueue Pull technology select (Unix) Signal (IPC) "Multi-Drop Polling". RAD Data Communications/Pulse Supply...
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-s|--serial, select to append in serial rather than in parallel; that is, horizontal rather than vertical. The command was developed for Unix at Bell Labs...
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programming language) and posted to mod.sources (which later became comp.sources.unix) in May 1985. patch was added to XPG4, which later became POSIX. Wall's code...
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In most Unix and Unix-like operating systems, the ps (process status) program displays the currently-running processes. The related Unix utility top provides...
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Ls (redirect from Ls (Unix and Linux command))
developed for Unix and later codified by POSIX and Single UNIX Specification, it is supported in many operating systems today, including Unix-like variants...
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processing methods". nginx.org. poll – System Interfaces Reference, The Single UNIX Specification, Version 5 from The Open Group man-pages for poll(2) in FreeBSD...
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A/UX (redirect from Apple Unix)
Apple's first official Unix-based operating system, launched in 1988 and discontinued in 1995 with version 3.1.1. A/UX requires select 68k-based Macintosh...
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and the Single Unix Specification. It first appeared in AT&T System III UNIX in 1982. The command is commonly available on Unix and Unix-like operating...
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Unix security refers to the means of securing a Unix or Unix-like operating system. A core security feature in these systems is the file system permissions...
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selects strings from the whole file. The command is available in Unix, Plan 9, Inferno, and Unix-like systems. It is part of the GNU Binary Utilities (binutils)...
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File descriptor (category Unix file system technology)
In Unix and Unix-like computer operating systems, a file descriptor (FD, less frequently fildes) is a process-unique identifier (handle) for a file or...
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received a copy of Unix. Professors and students at the university began adding software to the operating system and released it as BSD to select universities...
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blocks. The du command first appeared in version 1 of AT&T UNIX. It is specified by the Single UNIX Specification (SUS). The implementation in GNU coreutils...
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run on OS/2, Windows and selected UNIX workstations; the z/OS version of ISPF only includes WSA for Windows and selected UNIX workstations. WSA communicates...
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User identifier (redirect from User identifier (unix))
Unix-like operating systems identify a user by a value called a user identifier, often abbreviated to user ID or UID. The UID, along with the group identifier...
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