Why did the system call registers and order change from Intel 32bit to 64bit?
The orderof registers in compiled code is a calling convention for Linux to facilitate generating and debugging code. The amd-64 architecture has more … Read more
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Resources System V vs BSD
Resources System V vs BSD
History of apropos command
History of apropos command
When were the first graphical app installers created for Linux distributions
The synaptic package manager has always been a graphic GTK-based front end for package management. This has existed since November 13, 2001 according … Read more
Why did Unix become open source/free?
AT&T had been forced to open source UNIX, as initially AT&T, SUN, IBM, HP, Tandem, Berkeley Univ, Digital were contributors in developing the … Read more
Should paging through a list be stored in browser history for a SPA?
In case of web browsers, perception of history is literal and user expects to see the same page and scrolled to the same … Read more
How can I access the history list in FoxIt Reader?
Seems that this is impossible, the list of documents latest are saved in the registry, in: HKCU\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader X.X\Preferences\History When the limit … Read more
Can I use Vim editing mode on the command line without losing recursive history search?
Of course you can no longer use Ctrl+R. If you consult the Z Shell manual you’ll see that there’s only a key binding … Read more
What does it mean when something says that UNIX device files are static?
“device files” are a special type of file (in much the same way directories, symlinks, named pipes and unix domain sockets are special … Read more
Navigation history on scroll in single page applications?
Terrible design This is a terrible design (and it doesn’t even function properly – when you hit back the main content slides are … Read more
