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Learn how Unix influenced Linux, understand Ansible lists and dictionaries, and more tips for...

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How to make Linux feel like Unix

Take a trip back in time to 1972, and see what it's like for a modern Linux user to work exclusively in the Unix...

Unix vs Linux: The history of how Unix started and influenced Linux

Many of the commands in 1972's Unix 2nd edition are still used in today's Linux. Learn how Unix started and how it's changed over...

Schedule One-Time Commands with the Unix at Tool

Cron is nice and all, but don't forget about its cousin at. ...even though I've been using Linux for 20 years, I still learn about new...

Unix: Dealing with Signals

On Unix systems, there are several ways to send signals to processes—with a kill command, with a keyboard sequence (like control-C), or through your...

Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook – Book Review

Computer programmers, website developers, and people learning the basics as production managers of Linux and Unix systems will be able to acquire new information...

Splice Hooking for Unix-Like Systems

Hooking is a powerful programming technique for monitoring software behavior or extending functionality without altering the original code. The idea is to intercept certain...

What Can The Philosophy of Unix Teach Us About Security?

In some sense, I see security philosophy gradually going the way of the Unix philosophy. More specifically, within the areas of security operations and...

Unix to GitHub: 10 Key Events in Free and Open Source Software History

It's easy to take open source software for granted today, but free and open source software as we know it is the product of...

Unix: How Random Is Random?

On Unix systems, random numbers are generated in a number of ways and random data can serve many purposes. From simple commands to fairly...