Unix (/ˈjuːnɪks/ , YOO-niks; trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multi-user computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T...
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A Unix-like (sometimes referred to as UN*X or *nix) operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, although not necessarily...
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The Unix philosophy, originated by Ken Thompson, is a set of cultural norms and philosophical approaches to minimalist, modular software development. It...
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computing, more is a command to view (but not modify) the contents of a text file one screen at a time. It is available on Unix and Unix-like systems...
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When a text file with a shebang is used as if it is an executable in a Unix-like operating system, the program loader mechanism parses the rest of the...
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The term "Research Unix" refers to early versions of the Unix operating system for DEC PDP-7, PDP-11, VAX and Interdata 7/32 and 8/32 computers, developed...
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List of POSIX commands (redirect from List of Unix utilities)
applications List of Unix daemons List of web browsers for Unix and Unix-like operating systems Unix philosophy util-linux The Wikibook Guide to UNIX has a page...
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Current Unix time 1720518662 (refresh page to update) 2024-07-09T09:51:02+00:00 Unix time is a date and time representation widely used in computing. It...
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Unix System V (pronounced: "System Five") is one of the first commercial versions of the Unix operating system. It was originally developed by AT&T and...
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A Unix shell is a command-line interpreter or shell that provides a command line user interface for Unix-like operating systems. The shell is both an interactive...
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Man page (redirect from Man (Unix))
manual page) is a form of software documentation usually found on a Unix or Unix-like operating system. Topics covered include computer programs (including...
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cat is a standard Unix utility that reads files sequentially, writing them to standard output. The name is derived from its function to (con)catenate files...
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The history of Unix dates back to the mid-1960s, when the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, AT&T Bell Labs, and General Electric were jointly developing...
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df (abbreviation for disk free) is a standard Unix command used to display the amount of available disk space for file systems on which the invoking user...
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utility for Unix, Plan 9, Inferno, and Unix-like operating systems and beyond, the primary purpose of which is to convert and copy files. On Unix, device...
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Berkeley Software Distribution (redirect from BSD Unix)
Distribution (BSD) is a discontinued operating system based on Research Unix, developed and distributed by the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG)...
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The ln command is a standard Unix command utility used to create a hard link or a symbolic link (symlink) to an existing file or directory. The use of...
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du (abbreviated from disk usage) is a standard Unix program used to estimate file space usage—space used under a particular directory or files on a file...
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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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Unix, Plan 9, Inferno, and Unix-like operating systems. The program reads either standard input or a list of computer files and generates one or more...
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program on Unix, Windows, and Unix-like systems used to view (but not change) the contents of a text file one screen at a time. It is similar to more, but has...
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Tru64 UNIX is a discontinued 64-bit UNIX operating system for the Alpha instruction set architecture (ISA), currently owned by Hewlett-Packard (HP). Previously...
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In Unix-like computer operating systems, a pipeline is a mechanism for inter-process communication using message passing. A pipeline is a set of processes...
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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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Version 7 Unix, also called Seventh Edition Unix, Version 7 or just V7, was an important early release of the Unix operating system. V7, released in 1979...
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The computer tool patch is a Unix program that updates text files according to instructions contained in a separate file, called a patch file. The patch...
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Each version of the UNIX Time-Sharing System evolved from the version before, with version one evolving from the prototypal Unix. Not all variants and...
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tr is a command in Unix, Plan 9, Inferno, and Unix-like operating systems. It is an abbreviation of translate or transliterate, indicating its operation...
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split is a utility on Unix, Plan 9, and Unix-like operating systems most commonly used to split a computer file into two or more smaller files. The split...
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fc is a standard program on Unix and Unix-like operating systems that lists, edits and reexecutes commands previously entered to an interactive shell...
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