I don't know much about bash. My instructor asked me to make a cat script and to observe the output and then tell what is the operator > and what is the difference between the operators > &a...

A UNIX socket, AKA Unix Domain Socket, is an inter-process communication mechanism that allows bidirectional data exchange between processes running on the same machine. IP sockets (especially …

The reason writing buffer overflows on windows is harder, is because in later versions of windows so many applications bufferoveran that rather than release tools free of charge to find the overruns like …

May 11, 2011 · I never know when's the best time to use nohup and the & at the end of the command.

Could someone please describe to me the pros and cons of using a Unix socket file vs a tcp/ip localhost:port when setting up services on a server (Ubuntu, FWIW)? In this particular instance it's f...

Jul 16, 2012 · The key advantage of Solaris is mature support for ZFS storage, which, among other things, can increase your IOPS dramatically by providing a means to cache reads (L2ARC) and …

Jun 12, 2009 · I've been using Linux for a couple of years now but I still haven't figured out what the origin or meaning of some the directory names are on Unix and Unix like systems. E.g. what does …

Which characters are allowed and which of them must be escaped on the command line in different operating systems?

Jul 22, 2016 · How do I convert line breaks in a text file between the Windows and Unix/Linux formats? I have a *nix environment, but that I need to import and export data with the Windows-style line breaks.

Closed 13 years ago. Possible Duplicate: Meaning of directories on Unix and Unix like systems I'm confused about the different uses for 3 of the standard "root-level" folders: /var /etc /usr What are the …