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UNIX-, BSD-, GNU-options in Linux's ps command. Where are they from? [closed]
In the manual for the ps command on Ubuntu there is this text:
This version of ps accepts several kinds of options:
1 UNIX options, which may be grouped and must be preceded by a
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Can I pipe any two processes to each other?
In this page from The Design and Implementation of the 4.4BSD Operating System, it is said that:
A major difference between pipes and sockets is that pipes require a
common parent process to set ...
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How do I check active crons?
I'm trying to hunt down a cron job (or the equivalent) which I know is running, but I can't find it in the default cron files for my system (FreeBSD / Linux / BSD). How can I tell which ones are ...
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Why does a default Linux installation run more processes than a default OpenBSD installation?
If I ps -aux on Ubuntu (or any GNU/Linux distribution) without GUI I see ~100 processes running. If I ps -aux on OpenBSD without GUI, then I get ~10 processes.
What is the explanation/reason for ...
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EPUB reader for *BSD/Linux
What are the best native EPUB readers for *BSD/Linux. Browser add-ons are not an option.
I prefer non-Qt applications but you can share Qt applications if you want. If possible, I want a program that ...
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2answers
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What are the main differences between BSD- and linux-based operating systems?
I am a long time linux user and have recently become interested in playing about with BSD-based operating systems. What are the differences between linux and BSD-based systems. I am interested in ...
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1answer
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Can I use the same binary on Linux, *BSD and Illumos?
I want to know, if I can use the binary of a program without modification on the three systems? After all they are all Unices. I talk about the same architecture.
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Which to choose - BSD or Unix-style commands where available?
Commands like ps come with a lot of parameters, especially because they give the use an option to choose between Unix and BSD style flags. I hope you get my point here.
So, when there's such an ...
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Fun, tricky and hard questions for Unix/Linux Admin interview [closed]
I am now preparing process of recrutation for group of Unix/Linux Administrators and I was wondering if maybe you have idea for fun or tricky or hard questions to ask the candidates in order to test ...
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2answers
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What can you do to a file without triggering the “Change” Timestamp?
What can you do to a file without triggering the "Change" stat? For instance, it appears that simply changing a bit will trigger Change.
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0answers
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Which are the biggest offshoots of UNIX? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Evolution of Operating systems from Unix
I've seen the giant UNIX family trees, and I'm trying to figure out. If you were to classify its offspring into major ...
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5answers
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Free/Open Source secure Skype alternative on Fedora & OpenBSD?
Criteria:
Audio/video calls
Encrypt the whole traffic [with a good encryption]
ported to windows 7 too
runs on Fedora, OpenBSD
Does anybody know a good alternative?
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Open Source router firmware options?
What distro's exist that are designed for routers? Please include the following
link to the project page
link to supported hardware list
what distinguishes them, why pick this option
friendly web ...
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2answers
389 views
How do I choose between Unix / Linux and Windows in a Server environment?
I need a server, and I'm used to windows at home and in the office, but it seems that Unix / Linux is an option, but I don't really know what it is. I don't know which one to get, how do I choose? ...
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15answers
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How do you choose a distribution?
I'm currently looking at putting a Linux (although BSD is still an option) distribution on my old laptop. However, I'm not sure how to wade through all of my options - rolling releases versus not, ...
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Easy incremental backups to an external hard drive
For a while I used Dirvish to do incremental backups of my machines, but it is slightly cumbersome to configure, and if you do not carry a copy of your configuration it can be hard to reproduce ...
