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Is the Solaris libc based on the GNU libc?
On Solaris：
basename.c
#include <stdio.h>
#include <libgen.h>
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
int len = strlen(argv[0]);
char *bsname = basename(argv[0]);
printf("%s\n", ...
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Comparing the efficiency of Network Stack of two different Operating Systems
I want to compare the efficiency of Network Stacks of two different operating systems(Linux and Solaris) by measuring the amount of resources(context switches, systemcalls etc) that are consumed in ...
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FreeBSD is not Unix. But its Unix-Like Unix. Where is then the main Unix to read the source code?
I want to really understand System V, the main origin of Unix (not Unix-like nor modified Unix to Linux). The main origin which is very confusing and not really with care its written somewhere.
Is it ...
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1answer
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How can I check which terminal definitions are available?
The bulk of the question is in title, but to elaborate a little:
On most Linuxes I can find /usr/share/terminfo -type f. But on Solaris machine I have nearby - this directory doesn't even exist.
I ...
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How I can know the IP address of other users logged at the same remote machine?
I can see the names of other users on the remote machine with the who command... I'd also like know the IP address of those users...
I was trying with the commands /sbin/ifconfing and netstat but I ...
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1answer
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Detecting multihomed machine
Is there a way to reliably detect whether or not a machine is multihomed? I'd like to be able to write a script that will return a true or false regarding that information. Thanks.
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How to list all running X applications?
I'd like to get a list of all of the apps (across all users) on my machine that are talking to the X server. What's the most reliable way to do that? Find the socket X runs on and lsof for connections ...
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3answers
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How to shut down or reboot a machine? [on different OSes]
What parameters do the "shutdown" command [or other command?] NEED, TO BE SURE that the machine reboots or shuts down for SURE?
e.x.: version for Linux:
# cat /etc/SuSE-release
SUSE Linux ...
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Is knowing Linux required to learn Unix
Is it required to know Linux to learn other Unix. I don't know Linux but I am planning to learn Sun Solaris.
