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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

62 PostgreSQL will definitely run faster on Linux than on Windows (and I say this as one of the guys who wrote the windows port of it..) It is designed for a Unix style architecture, and implements this …

Jan 2, 2011 · What's the difference between BSD-style and Unix-style command line options? Ask Question Asked 14 years, 11 months ago Modified 13 years ago

0 Linux supports virtual memory, that is, using a disk as an extension of RAM so that the effective size of usable memory grows correspondingly. The kernel will write the contents of a currently unused block …