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@JdeBP@mastodonapp.uk · 20h ago
@bytebro@mastodonapp.uk This is not a conflict of standards. None of those are standardized. Indeed, this is what you get for using all of these non-standard things instead of the thing that *is* standardized: pkgadd from magtape, per the System 5 Interface Definition. https://illumos.org/man/8/pkgadd (-: #Unix #Illumos #SVID
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@DeltaLima@social.la10cy.net · 1d ago
3900 seconds left until 1777777777 #epoch #time #unix #unixtimer #timer #timestamp #1777777777
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@meluzzy@woof.tech · 1d ago
They should rename "SysRq" to "SysRC". That way it can both mean: ➣ "System Run Command" ☞ "System RESCUE" Which covers all use cases. #linux #unix
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@bkuhn@fedi.copyleft.org · 2d ago

Am I the only person who, after 30 years of using /bin/ln, still gets its arguments backwards?

If I type:

$ ln -s x y

My mind is always thinking: “I want a symlink where x ⇒ y”, and as such I incorrectly put the destination before the source.

I am sure ln is this way in #POSIX to match the behavior of cp & mv. The latter two are intuitive to me because I read it as “copy/move x to y”.

$ ls -l y
lrwxrwxrwx 1 bkuhn bkuhn 1 May  2 14:39 y -> x

“y ⇒ x” … See!?!?!

#Unix

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@bkuhn@fedi.copyleft.org · 2d ago
@shrub900@mastodon.social I'm admittedly jealous b/c you had access to a #POSIX system (& a #FOSS one too!) from your earliest computer-using time in life. I “wasted”¹ my teenage years with a Commodore 64² — writing in BASIC & 6502 assembler. I was ≈ 18 years old before I got access to a “real” computer running #Unix SYSVR3.2.3 & ported #GNU #Emacs to it. ¹ I learned useful skills, but it yielded no useful artifacts. ² Yes, @cwebber@social.coop, I *was* keeping up with #Commodore, but it was *not* keeping up with me!!
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@hp@mastodon.tmm.cx · Feb 19, 2026
Now we're getting to the good part of #irix After the just unacceptably and inexplicably bad install process. #unix #sgi #retrocomputing
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@hp@mastodon.tmm.cx · Feb 19, 2026
I do legitimately think that this is just peak computer UX. It is information dense, but still kind of playful. I'm sure real #ux experts would have a different opinion, but I really enjoy this aesthetic and functionality. #irix #unix #retrocomputing
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@lobsters@mastodon.social · 4d ago
Amber-Lang 0.6.0 - New release, check what's new by @mte90@mastodon.uno https://lobste.rs/s/heoyfd #linux #programming #unix https://docs.amber-lang.com/getting_started/whats_new
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@r1w1s1@snac.bsd.cafe · 5d ago
the secret to surviving years of WM-hopping: sxhkd handles the keys. the WM handles the windows. dmenu handles the launching. swap any one. the others don't notice. #suckless #unix #dwm
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@underseamonkey@fosstodon.org · 5d ago
If you say "folder" instead of "directory", you don't play at my level. Many of my actual colleagues, I'm looking at you. #UNIX #Linux #SysAdmin #DevOps
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@restorante@social.linux.pizza · 5d ago
@underseamonkey@fosstodon.org If you say 'directory' instead of 'segment', you don't play at my level. Many of my actual colleagues, I'm looking at you. #Unix #Linux #SysAdmin #DevOps
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@nixCraft@mastodon.social · Apr 27, 2026
FreeBSD Device Drivers: From First Steps to Kernel Mastery by Edson Brandi · Version 2.0 (April 2026) https://github.com/ebrandi/FDD-book #freebsd #unix #books
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@bsdtv@bsd.network · Apr 26, 2026
Would you like to get more out of bsddialog(3)? BSDCan has a tutorial for that: Introduction to TUI Programming using bsddialog with Benedict Reuschling Thursday 2026-06-18: 13:00 - 16:00 Shell scripts have a bad reputation when it comes to usability and eye candy. Modern users find a blinking cursor on a a black screen leaves a lot to be desired when having to interact with a shell script. In this tutorial, we will create shell scripts that look like a GUI application: with buttons to press, input fields, select boxes and animated progress bars. These so called TUI (text user interfaces) programs still use shell script functionality as the backend, but are lightweight enough to not introduce too much overhead. Users will appreciate the ease of use of your shell scripts and you can rely on them to give you the data and visualizations you to need. At the same time, the TUI application is not difficult to learn and implement into existing scripts. More info: https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/timetable/timetable-Introduction-to-TUI.html #unix #tui #shellscript #runbsd #bsdcan
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@kkarhan@jorts.horse in linux4noobs · Apr 25, 2026
@codewizard@hear-me.social @linux4noobs@programming.dev @linux4noobs@lemmy.world #systemd is the standard and it integrates well woth modern applications. #SysVinit is the preceding standard inherited from old #Unix OSes. I recommend #BennoRice's Video as an introduction…
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@erstwhile@theblower.au · Apr 22, 2026
This factual and current data is for the asshat (^) windows fanboi that just told me that Winblow$ server, was the premiere OS of the internet... You need a reality check. Period. #Unix #Linux #Microshaft #Windows
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@me_@sueden.social · Apr 21, 2026
Does anyone have a copy of Johannes Helander's 1994 Master thesis "Unix under Mach: The Lites Server"? I can't find it online... #mach #microkernel #unix #osdev
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@lobsters@mastodon.social · Apr 21, 2026
SPAM - A Software PAckage Manager utility https://lobste.rs/s/wts8yp #python #rust #unix https://codeberg.org/aol/spam
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@lobsters@mastodon.social · Apr 17, 2026
The lost thesis of Dennis Ritchie https://lobste.rs/s/my3lu9 #pdf #unix https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2020/05/102790971/Ritchie_dissertation.pdf
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@lobsters@mastodon.social · Apr 17, 2026
A history of teapots and UNIX https://lobste.rs/s/ql5jpq #graphics #unix https://discuss.systems/@thalia/116417242648384997
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@linuxiac@mastodon.social · Apr 12, 2026
FreeBSD has started public laptop testing as part of its larger effort to improve hardware support and become a stronger option for everyday desktop use. https://linuxiac.com/freebsd-opens-public-testing-for-its-laptop-support-push/ #freebsd #unix #opensource
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