Classic Unix tools (ls, cat, ed, cal, dc) and games show modern OS lineage ...

Most people learn the mkdir command on the first day they start using Unix. Along with ls, cd and pwd, it’s in the set of the most basic commands that everyone who ventures onto the command line on a ...

One way of organizing information is to put it into trees. When we organize information in a computer, we typically sort it into piles called nodes, with a name (pointer) for each pile. Some of the ...

The 2.6 Linux core brings major changes compared with the 2.4 version and is expected to be much more stable on arrival than its predecessor. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

In March, SCO Group filed a megasuit against IBM, claiming the computer giant stirred SCO Unix code into the Linux melting pot. When Big Blue didn't buckle, SCO raised the stakes to $3 billion and ...

The 2.6 version of the Linux core is expected in December and will be much more stable on arrival than its predecessor, according to the programmer in charge of the software. The current test version, ...