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Parsing XML data using bash and standard Unix tools

Parsing XML can be a tedious and unpleasant job if you insist on using just standard Unix tools like sed, awk, cut, grep and so on. One might say that it’s better to use python/perl/ruby/other language that ships with a full blown XML parser and use the standard Unix utilites for what they were meant [...]

Unix toolbox

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File System History

Ars Tehnica are un super articol care trece prin mai toate file systemurile importante de la Burebista si pana acum. Detaliile de implementare sunt minime asa ca e o lectura placuta de seara. Recomandat! Si un citat din Linus Torvalds despre sistemul de fisiere de pe OS X:  “Their file system is complete and utter [...]

30+ Reasons Why You Should Say MsDog and not MsDos.

Cautand prin documentatia lui libc am dat peste urmatorul comentariu This function is not part of the ISO or POSIX standards, and is not customary on Unix systems, but we did not invent it either. Perhaps it comes from MS-DOG. Dupa cateva secunde eram pe jos de ras. Motivul este asta: http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/msdog.html