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FHS differences between OS X, Linux and FreeBSD
I've read that there is a different behavior between FreeBSD and Linux with the /usr/local, in FBSD ports are installed there, in Linux not, can someone explain more on this?
I'd like to know where ...
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How do I cp the folder, not just the folder content?
Let's say I have folder structure like this:
/parentFolder/
folder1/
folder1.1/
file1
folder2/
file2
How do I copy folder2 inside folder1.1 so that file2 is also in
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Routing Tables: What is the effect of the RTF_IFSCOPE flag?
(Related to this question I posted a while ago on apple.stackexchange.)
What is the difference between the following two routing table entries:
default E.F.G.H UGSc 0 ...
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FreeBSD's kernel is 'locked'?
I happened to talk to a Mac Genius on the subject of viruses.
He mentioned that the FreeBSD kernel on which the Mac OS is based is 'locked' and therefore no viruses can ever harm my Mac.
I didn't ...
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Calculate the date from 1125 days ago on non-GNU systems?
On the Unix Bash commandline, I want to calculate the date from 1125 days ago using the base operating system (e.g. No Perl or Python).
On systems running GNU Date, I can do something like this:
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Where does Mac OS X come from?
Discussing with Mac owners, I got several versions of where Mac OS X comes from. It is known to have some root in BSD, but how much, and where?
Some say that Mac OS X has a FreeBSD kernel, with all ...
