In computing, mount is a command in various operating systems. Before a user can access a file on a Unix-like machine, the file system on the device which...
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of media, as would be appropriate for removable media. Mount (Unix) "What is meant by mounting a drive?". Indiana University-University Information Technology...
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politician Mount (computing), the process of making a file system accessible Mount (Unix), the utility in Unix-like operating systems which mounts file systems...
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Unix (/ˈjuːnɪks/ , YOO-niks; trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multi-user computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T...
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Fstab (category Unix file system technology)
uses, it has been superseded by automatic mounting mechanisms. The file has other names on some versions of Unix; for example, it is found at /etc/vfstab...
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df (abbreviation for disk free) is a standard Unix command used to display the amount of available disk space for file systems on which the invoking user...
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The Unix philosophy, originated by Ken Thompson, is a set of cultural norms and philosophical approaches to minimalist, modular software development. It...
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In Unix and operating systems inspired by it, the file system is considered a central component of the operating system. It was also one of the first parts...
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The term "Research Unix" refers to early versions of the Unix operating system for DEC PDP-7, PDP-11, VAX and Interdata 7/32 and 8/32 computers, developed...
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Stat (system call) (redirect from Fstat (Unix))
is a Unix system call that returns file attributes about an inode. The semantics of stat() vary between operating systems. As an example, Unix command...
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