unix
42 stories and discussions about unix, aggregated from every source we track.
<p>Inspired by this <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/zlnvno/zsh_prompt_framework_written_nim" rel="ugc">recent submission</a>, I'm interested how people set up their <code>PS1</code> variables.</p> <p>Here's mine. I use <code>bash</code>.</p> <pre><code>(\u@droplet)-(\t)-(\w)\n(jobs:\j) $ (gustaf@droplet)-(14:11:19)-(~/prj/ProjectEuler/solved) (jobs:1) $ </code></pre>
<p>FYI The author has a rich, well-written archive covering unix topics, and this archive rewards diving in: <a href="http://0pointer.net/blog/archives.html" rel="ugc">http://0pointer.net/blog/archives.html</a></p>
<p>(Mods: I feel like there's almost no conversation to be had here <em>except</em> on security grounds. Feel free to remove tag if considered non-applicable.)</p>
Unix gives coding agents the tools. AGENTS.md explains where to edit, how to check, and what to preserve. Lessons from my dotfiles and human review.
True Colour (16 million colours) support in various terminal applications and terminals - TrueColour.md
<p>Another related link: <a href="https://spin.atomicobject.com/2014/12/26/manage-dotfiles-gnu-stow/" rel="ugc">https://spin.atomicobject.com/2014/12/26/manage-dotfiles-gnu-stow/</a></p>
Unix standard permissions explained in detail.
<p><a href="http://wiki.tuhs.org/doku.php?id=publications:quarter_century_of_unix" rel="ugc">The original author has permitted reproduction and distribution of this book.</a></p>
A UNIX-like operating system with a Go userspace — built on the Linux kernel, packaged from source, desktop and server ready.
Jim walks through the classic 2038 problem — Unix's 32-bit signed timestamp (seconds since Jan 1, 1970) overflows on January 19, 2038, flipping negative and breaking anything that depends on file/time comparisons…
Pipe anything into Jev, get typed decisions out. A Unix filter that lets agents offload bulk judgments to a System One model. - fabianboth/jevpipe
A simple, well-designed foundation for building disposable and full-blown apps with coding agents: Hypermedia, Unix, Go, and SQLite.
Cross-platform pure C+GPU inference for Llama 2-family, Mistral Nemo, GPT-2, Gemma-3n, and Qwen 3.x SSM GGUF files. Enhancements over parent repo are 99% coded by Qwen 3.6-27b with my own lightweig...
Amix gains newer CPU support and a package manager as Open Look joins the retro comeback
Run and interact with real Wasm and x86 programs sandboxed in the browser. No server. Inspired by Plan 9.
Jim walks through the classic 2038 problem — Unix's 32-bit signed timestamp (seconds since Jan 1, 1970) overflows on January 19, 2038, flipping negative and breaking anything that depends on file/time comparisons…
Add fragrance to your resume with the early-UNIX energy of roff - sebastiancarlos/roffume