AWK is a pattern-scanning and processing language that searches one or more files for records (usually lines) that match specified patterns. It processes lines by performing actions, such as writing ...

Arguably, Microchip’s PIC microcontrollers do not get enough posts here. One of the drawbacks for some of us is that Linux support for PICs is not very well known. The information is out there, but no ...

Shared object files streamline programs by providing information applications need to do their jobs, but that don’t have to be part of the application itself. To find out which of these files a Linux ...

Here's how I make every Linux terminal feel like home.

For most of us who didn’t do well in high school English class, spell checkers are a real game-changer. Sure, you can still swap a “to” and a “too,” but a spell checker will catch a lot of typos. But ...

All Linux distributions provide a wide range of network applications—from dæmons that provide a variety of services such as WWW, mail and SSH to client programs that access one or more of these ...

An old book about an even older operating system.

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is bridging the divide between Windows and Linux by letting you run Windows 10 programs directly within a Linux shell. One of the strengths of the Windows Subsystem for ...

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The chipmaker, one of the first mainstream companies to endorse Linux, announces programming tools that it says will make Linux programs run better on its chips. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from ...

The Unix underpinnings of Mac OS make it feel familiar and accessible to programmers used to working in Unix-like environments. Apple’s Xcode IDE and other development tools are thoughtfully crafted ...