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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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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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 1724632835 (purge page cache to update) 2024-08-26T00:40:35+00:00 Unix time is a date and time representation widely used in computing...
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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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(PC architecture) Integer (computer science) kqueue Pull technology select (Unix) Signal (IPC) "Multi-Drop Polling". RAD Data Communications/Pulse Supply...
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Research Unix are early versions of the Unix operating system for DEC PDP-7, PDP-11, VAX and Interdata 7/32 and 8/32 computers, developed in the Bell...
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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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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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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)
facility, and sshd is a daemon that serves incoming SSH connections. In a Unix environment, the parent process of a daemon is often, but not always, the...
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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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files, known as shell scripts, facilitating automation. In keeping with Unix shell conventions, Bash incorporates a rich set of features. The keywords...
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Ls (redirect from Ls (Unix and Linux command))
computer files and directories in Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It is specified by POSIX and the Single UNIX Specification. It is available in...
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Fork (system call) (redirect from Fork (Unix))
In computing, particularly in the context of the Unix operating system and its workalikes, fork is an operation whereby a process creates a copy of itself...
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Venix (category UNIX System V)
of the Unix operating system for low-end computers, developed by VenturCom, a "company that specialises in the skinniest implementations of Unix". A working...
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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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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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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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processing methods". nginx.org. poll – System Interfaces Reference, The Single UNIX Specification, Version 4 from The Open Group man-pages for poll(2) in FreeBSD...
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On UNIX implementations derived from AT&T UNIX, cp, ln and mv are implemented as a single program with hard-linked binaries. The behavior is selected from...
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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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Comm (redirect from Comm (Unix))
Guide to Unix has a page on the topic of: Commands comm: select or reject lines common to two files – Shell and Utilities Reference, The Single UNIX Specification...
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CUPS (redirect from Common Unix Printing System/Proposed baseline)
CUPS (formerly an acronym for Common UNIX Printing System) is a modular printing system for Unix-like computer operating systems which allows a computer...
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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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End-of-Transmission character (section Meaning in Unix)
terminals in a standby condition. Its most common use today is to cause a Unix terminal driver to signal end of file and thus exit programs that are awaiting...
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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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ANSI escape code (redirect from ANSI select graphic rendition)
software designed to be portable on CP/M home computers, and even lots of Unix software as it was easier to use than the termcap libraries, such as the...
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Interface) WWW Programming (UNIX and Windows) CHUI (CHaracter User Interface) (UNIX and Windows) JSON and XML appserver programming (UNIX and Windows) as well...
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Null device (redirect from Unix null device)
that the write operation succeeded. This device is called /dev/null on Unix and Unix-like systems, NUL: (see TOPS-20) or NUL on CP/M and DOS (internally...
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